FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1990
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APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR OPERATING PUBLIC RADIO PAGING SERVICES
FROM
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY IS INVITING APPLICATIONS INTERESTED PARTIES TO OPERATE PUBLIC RADIO PAGING SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
THE NOTICE ON THIS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
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"THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN IN RECENT YEARS, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, AUTHORITY, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, SAID.
RADIO PAGING BUSINESS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NEARLY 600,000 PAGERS
"THE DEMAND IS SUCH THAT THERE ARE NOW LICENSED, AND WE EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST PENETRATION RATE PER CAPITA IN THE WORLD.
"IN ORDER TO MEET FURTHER DEMAND FOR PAGING AS WELL AS RELATED INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SERVICES, THE 279 281 MHZ FREQUENCY HAND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
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"THIS WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 60 NEW CHANNELS WITH A HIGHER TRANSMITTER POWER OF 100 WATTS."
IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DEMAND FOR PAGING SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. RECENTLY, RADIO PAGING HAS ALSO BEEN USED FOR DISSEMINATING FINANCIAL OR OTHER TYPES OF INFORMATION TO SUBSCRIBERS.
NEW MODELS OF PAGER WITH THE ABILITY TO DISPLAY LONGER MESSAGES OR MESSAGES IN CHINESE CHARACTERS ARE ALSO BECOMING POPULAR.
SHOULD APPLY
INTERESTED PARTIES
IN WRITING ΤΟ THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS BRANCH, SINCERE BUILDING, FIFTH FLOOR, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS WILL THEN BE SUPPLIED TO THEM.
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO FULL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEFORE MARCH 30 THIS YEAR.
ALLOCATION OF FREE QUOTAS FOR RETAINED IMPORTS OF CFC'S
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) INVITED APPLICATIONS FOR FREE QUOTAS FOR RETAINED IMPORTS OF CHLOROFLUROCARBONS (CFC'S). THESE FREE QUOTAS ARE FOR THE QUOTA YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1990.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE, A LICENSING SYSTEM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A QUOTA ALLOCATION SCHEME, HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE JULY 1 LAST YEAR то CONTROL THE IMPORT OF CFC'S.
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