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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1993
MR CHAN SAID HE THEN
SUCH FROM HAPPENING.
EXPERIMENTED WAYS AND MEANS TO PREVENT
AFTER TRIAL AND ERROR IN THE WORKSHOP, HE FOUND THAT BY FITTING IN AN ANTI-PROBE RING AND A SPECIALLY DESIGNED METAL SHIELD. WHICH COULD COVER THE TIMER COMPLETELY AND ALLOW NO ROOM FOR PENETRATING BY OTHER OBJECTS INCLUDING SAW PLATES AND THE LIKE, PROBING COULD BE PREVENTED.
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THE DEVICE HAD BEEN PUT FORWARD FOR TESTING BY ENGINEERS THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND HAD PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING TAMPERING TO THE TIMER AND THE METER.
ALL THE 13,000 ON-STREET PARKING METERS IN THE NOW BEEN INSTALLED WITH THE ANTI-PROBE DEVICES.
TERRITORY HAVE
COMMISSIONER FOR
COMMENTING ON MR CHAN'S INVENTION, ASSISTANT TRANSPORT, MR ERNEST LEE, SAID HIS INITIATIVE AND RESOURCEFULNESS WORTH COMMENDATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
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"THEREFORE, THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED HIS DESIGN TO THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH FOR THE STAFF SUGGESTIONS SCHEME AWARD, AND WAS ACCEPTED BY THE BRANCH, HE SAID.
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MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ANTI-PROBE DEVICE SINCE 1991, THE EFFICIENCY OF ALL ON-STREET PARKING METERS HAD BEEN ENHANCED.
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ON PARKING METERS IN 1991 HAD DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY TO 99,000 FROM 142,000 IN 1990.
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"ANYBODY WHO INTERFERES PARKING APPARATUS Is LIABLE TO MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 PLUS THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT UNDER THE TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS, MR LEE SAID.
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WORKS TO EASE YUEN LONG FLOODING APPROVED
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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS GIVEN AUTHORISATION TO CARRY DRAINAGE CHANNEL WORKS WITHIN AN AREA OF ABOUT 98 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT INNER DEEP BAY AND SHAN PUI RIVER,
THE WORKS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NAVIGATION CHANNEL, FLOODWAY AND CONCRETE NULLAH UNDER THE PROJECT OF MAIN DRAINAGE CHANNELS FOR YUEN LONG AND KAM TIN TO ALLEVIATE FLOODING IN THE AREA.
WORKS WILL START IN AUGUST AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT FOUR
YEARS.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED AUTHORISATION GAZETTED TODAY (THURSDAY).
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