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More CCTV cameras to enhance traffic surveillance
The Transport Department today (Tuesday) awarded a $48-million contract to beef up the Kowloon Area Traffic control closed-circuited television (CCTV) system to improve traffic management.
The contract is for civil, electrical and mechanical works of the enhanced system. It forms a part of the department's programme to further improve on traffic surveillance in Kowloon.
The project calls for the installation of 40 new cameras at various strategic locations in Kowloon and the replacement of the existing 26 cameras to assist in the monitoring of traffic conditions.
Existing monitoring equipment at Transport Department's Kowloon Area Traffic Control Centre in Yau Ma Tei and at the Police's Kowloon Regional Command and Control Centre in Kowloon City will also be renewed.
The contract was signed by the Assistant Commissioner for Transport (Technical Services and Planning), Mr Lee Shu-chee, and a representative of the contractor, Philips Hong Kong Ltd.
A spokesman for the Transport Department said: "With these facilities, our staff and the Police will be able to centrally monitor the traffic conditions, adjust traffic signal timings and respond quickly to traffic incidents to minimise traffic congestion."
The existing cameras and monitoring equipment had been used for 13 years since they were installed.
Works under this contract will start this month for completion in early 1997.
End/Tuesday, August 22, 1995