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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1988
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UNDER SECTION 30(1A) AND (2A) HOWEVER, NO REFUNDS WILL PAYABLE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR FOR THE PARKING VEHICLES (UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT).
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TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE INCONVENIENCE OF QUEUEING, RATEPAYERS ARE URGED TO PAY BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER SENT BY POST OR BY EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT ANY OF THE OFFICES LISTED ON THE BACK OF THE DEMAND NOTE.
WONG TAI SIN DB MEMBERS VISIT TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
MEMBERS OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD THIS AFTERNOON VISITED TWO SECTIONS OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE ORGANISATION ANI DAILY OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
{THURSDAY) IN ORDER OPERATIONS
TODAY'S VISIT IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT.
LED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL LEE, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG HON-WAH, THE GROUP FIRST VISITED THE DEPARTMENTS TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE DIVISION IN NATHAN ROAD.
THEY WERE BRIEFED BY THE ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR C.C. CHAN, ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL IN HONG KONG, PARTICULARLY ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE KOWLOON REGION.
AT THE KOWLOON AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE THEY WERE SHOWN A WALL MAP, COMPUTER TERMINALS AND CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION MONITORS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS UPDATE ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT PRESENTLY SOME 300 TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN KOWLOON WERE UNDER THE KOWLOON AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM.
OPERATORS IN THE CONTROL ROOM, ON RECEIVING THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTERS AND MONITORS, WOULD CHANGE COMPUTER-SELECTED SIGNAL TIMINGS TO MEET UNEXPECTED TRAFFIC DEMANDS, AND MONITOR EQUIPMENT FAULTS TO ENSURE SPEEDY REPAIRS.
THE GROUP ALSO LEARNED THAT THE KOWLOON CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD EVENTUALLY BE EXPANDED TO COVER EAST KOWLOON, AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE KOWLOON REGION IN THE EARLY 90'S.
AFTER VISITING THE CONTROL CENTRE, MEMBERS PROCEEDED ΤΟ THE VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY TO SEE THE OPERATION OF AUTOMATED INSPECTION EQUIPMENT IN THE EXAMINATIONS OF
VEHICLES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES.
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