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TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1992
EXAMPLE,
DURING THE PERIOD 25 SUMMONSES WERE WITHDRAWN FOR BECAUSE OF NON-SERVICE), 41 RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS COMPARED WITH 40 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1991 AND 48 REMAIN TO
BE HEARD BY THE COURT (113 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1991).
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED FOR CONVICTIONS IN THE HALF OF 1992 WAS $290,000, COMPARED WITH $122,680 IN CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1991.
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THE
VITAL ROLE FOR UTILITY SERVICES IN AIRPORT PROJECTS
IN THE
UTILITY SERVICES WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) PROJECTS AND IN THEIR SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE, MR RAFAEL HUI, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF HONG KONG TELECOM'S HONG KONG/LANTAU OPTICAL FIBRE CARLE, MR HUI SAID QUICK AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS BOTH ON AND OFF SITE WOULD BE OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE.
VARIOUS NEEDS, RANGING FROM WORK MATTERS TO EMERGENCIES, COULD NOW BE MET BY USE OF THE CABLE WHICH WOULD HAVE A VALUE FAR EXCEEDING ITS COST.
"DEMAND FOR TELECOM SERVICES ARISES NOT ONLY IN CONSTRUCTION. THE OPENING OF THE NEW AIRPORT AND FURTHER NEW TOWN AND PORT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH LANTAU WILL GENERATE EVEN GREATER DEMAND FOR BETTER AND MORE HIGH-TECH TELECOM SERVICES," HE SAID.
MR HUI SAID LAYING OF THE CABLE SIGNIFIED HONG KONG TELECOM'S SUPPORT OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT AND ITS UNWAVERING CONFIDENCE IN MAKING MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG.
"ITS COMPLETION AT THIS POINT IN TIME WHEN MAJOR ACP CONTRACTS ARE STARTING IS CONCRETE PROOF OF EXCELLENT PLANNING, CO-OPERATION AND CO-ORDINATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT, MR HUI ADDED.
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