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Report by Mr. R. W. Weightman as to the most suite Telephone Exchange System for adoption in Hongkong, Kowloon

and the New Territories.

I arrived at Victoria on the 12th inatent and have since, under the guidance of Mr. Bennett, inspected the Telephone Exchanges and the areas served by them at Victoria, Peak and Kowloon. With him I have also visited the outlying towns and villages on the Island and in the New Territories. (2). While the chief considerations in this matter are the climatic and the economic there are other aspects of it which

require comment. It will be convenient, therefore, to deal

with it under the following heads:-

(a) Present position.

(b)

Climatic conditions.

(c) Comparison of Common Battery Manual

(a)

and Automatic Systems.

Recommendation of Automatic.

(e) Future development and proposed

Exchange equipments.

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(f) Types of Automatic Systems.

(g) Voltage of System.

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Summary of Recommendations.

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Estimated cost of proposals.

Conclusion.

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Present Position.

(3). The system now in use at the three exchanges is of the

Magneto type with generator call and automatic clear,

i.e.:-

the subscriber calls the exchange by turning the handle of a

magneto generator, and on the completion of conversation the

replacing of the telephone receiver gives a clearing or "ring

off" signal at the Exchange.