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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1988
"ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S AIMS IS TO
SERVICE WILL QUICKLY BECOME
H
TERRITORY, HE SAID.
MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW AVAILABLE IN HOMES THROUGHOUT THE
LEAST 750,000
'A CONDITION FOR THE TENDER IS THAT AT HOUSEHOLDS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE SERVICE IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND AT LEAST 1.5 MILLION, THAT IS 75 PER CENT OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS, AFTER 10 YEARS.
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SIR DAVID SAID HONG KONG'S CONTINUED GROWTH AS A FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL CENTRE REQUIRED THAT IT KEPT PACE WITH THE INCREASING SOPHISTICATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
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"WE HAVE BEEN WELL SERVED BY OUR TELEPHONE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, HE SAID. "BUT, IN THIS AREA AS IN OTHERS, COMPETITION CAN ACT AS A SPUR TO INNOVATION AND CAN MAKE A WIDER VARIETY OF SERVICES AVAILABLE TO DOMESTIC AND BUSINESS SUBSCRIBERS.
IN MAKING A DECISION ΤΟ INTRODUCE CABLE TELEVISION, THE GOVERNMENT HAD THEREFORE DECIDED TO ALLOW THE NEW CABLE NETWORK TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE TRANSMISSION FACILITIES FOR COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SUCH AS DATA AND FACSIMILE.
"THESE SERVICES ARE OUTSIDE THE HONG KONG PRESENT EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE, WHICH COVERS THE TELEPHONE SERVICE," HE SAID.
TELEPHONE COMPANY'S CONVENTIONAL LOCAL
"CONSUMERS, PARTICULARLY BUSINESS USERS, WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM A WIDER CHOICE AT COMPETITIVE PRICES IN A FIELD WHICH OFFERS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION."
GOVERNOR OUTLINES MEASURES AGAINST POLLUTION
A DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE ESTABLISHED NEXT YEAR TO IMPLEMENT A 10-YEAR PROGRAMME, COSTING ABOUT $10 BILLION, TO IMPROVE THE TERRITORY'S SEWERAGE FACILITIES, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
CONVINCED
THAT A MAJOR ENVIRONMENT, SIR DAVID AT BEACHES, INCLUDING AT JUNK BAY
STATING THAT HE WAS INCREASINGLY PRIORITY MUST BE TO DO MORE TO IMPROVE 'THE ALSO OUTLINED PLANS TO COMBAT WATER POLLUTION THE DESIGNATION OF TWO MORE WATER CONTROL ZONES PORT SHELTER,
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/SIR DAVID