THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1988
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IN A REVIEW EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL DECIDED THAT THE ISSUE OF NEW LICENCES FOR URBAN TAXIS WOULD CONTINUE AT A RATE OF NOT MORE THAN 200 PER YEAR.
THIS MEANT THAT THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WHICH MIGHT BE REGISTERED AS URBAN TAXIS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS WOULD BE LIMITED ΤΟ 14,800.
POLICE INSTALLING NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE NETWORK
THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE'S TELEPHONE SYSTEM, THE IN GOVERNMENT, IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME WHICH
LARGEST SEE A NEW AND
WILL MODERN NETWORK OF TELEPHONE FORCE-WIDE.
EXCHANGES INSTALLED
EXCHANGES AT BEING INSTALLED AT
THE 44 NEW SYSTEMS RANGE FROM SMALL 50-LINE SUB-DIVISIONS TO THE MASSIVE 3,500 LINE CAPACITY POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
THE REPLACEMENT
THE FIRST OF THE NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN PROGRAMME, WHICH WILL START OPERATING AT POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL THIS YEAR, WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 250 LINES.
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MANAGEMENT
MR. STUART READ, SENIOR STAFF OFFICER, IN-SERVICES AND FIXED COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION OF THE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH, COMMENTED: "THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT LEAP FORWARD IN THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.
"TENDERS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR ONE EXCHANGES AND THE SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR WILL BE SELECTED SOON."
CONTRACT FOR ALL
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INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS PROVISION OF THE SECOND GENERATION
THE NEW EXCHANGES ARE PART OF THE SYSTEM BEING INTRODUCED IN THE COMMAND AND CONTROL PROGRAMME.
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SAID MR. READ : "THE FORCE TELEPHONE SYSTEM IS SOMEWHAT AND NEEDS REPLACING, EACH NEW POLICE STATION WHICH OPENS WITH A MODERN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. WE NOW HAVE A REPLACEMENT FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS,”
DECREPIT EQUIPPED PROGRAMME
CENTRES IN HONG HAVE A SWITCHING EXCHANGES WILL BE
EACH OF THE NEW REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL CENTRE ASSOCIATED WITH IT WHILE THE OTHER 41 DIGITAL, SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED MODERN TELEPHONE SWITCHES.
A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE EXCHANGES AT KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES HEADQUARTERS, SAID MR. READ, WOULD BE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, CENTRALLY OPERATED SYSTEMS WHICH WOULD ALLOW CALLERS DIRECT ACCESS EXTENSIONS WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF GOING THROUGH AN OPERATOR.
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