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"Meanwhile mathematical sediment transport modelling results have indicated that after the construction of these major developments, the rate of natural siltation in the Victoria Harbour and the Western Harbour will be decreased by 10% and 20% respectively, thus helping to alleviate an excessive sedimentation problem," he added.
Dr Choi said the Harbour Hydraulic Laboratory was built in 1989 to provide hydraulic modelling test services to investigate and assess the effects on the tidal regime of the harbour of various coastal development proposals, such as reclamations, piers, breakwaters and seabed dredging.
A physical tidal model of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour is housed inside the laboratory, reproducing an area from Lei Yue Mun in the east, to Siu Lam in the west and to Lamma Island and Cheung Chau in the south.
End/Tuesday, March 28, 1995
Telecommunications Authority intervenes on competition issues
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The introduction of competition in fixed telecommunications network services (FTNS) requires the resolution of a number of complex technical and commercial issues.
The Telecommunications Authority. Mr Alexander Arena, has issued today (Tuesday) a Statement to assist the FTNS operators to progress their commercial negotiations on these matters.
"While some progress has been achieved so far in commercial negotiations, much more needs to be done quickly" Mr Arena said.
"The Telecommunications Authority is intervening now to help in the early resolution of these issues so that competition can be established as soon as possible after the Hong Kong Telephone Company's monopoly expires on June 30, 1995.
"Now that we have the Joint Liaison Group's endorsement to the issue of the FTNS licences we are moving quickly to ensure that the Hong Kong community can benefit from competition in telecommunications," Mr Arena said.