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Friday, February 9, 1973

It was the earlier intention to have a longer tender period for the

third station but it is now felt that the policy of maximum speed, subject

to adequate time being allowed for final technical adjustments, can be met

more effectively by a common tender period with a deferment on the operating

date of the third licence which will be kept as short as possible.

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Mr. Watt concluded:

"It is difficult to estimate accurately as to

when the two new services might be operating because at this stage there are

so many unknown factors.

"However, it is reasonable to assume that by the end of 1975, and

hopefully earlier, the Hong Kong public should have a choice of five channels

of television

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three in Chinese and two in English."

NEW SEWER TO BE BUILT IN TONG LO WAN ROAD

A larger sewer will be built along Tung Lo Wan Road to replace the

existing one to cope with the development of the Lai Tak Tsuen housing project.

A spokesman for the Public Works Department said the existing sewer

is too small to provide adequate drainage facility for the big low-cost housing

estate built by the Housing Society.

Work on the sewer is expected to begin in April and will take six

months to complete.

Construction of the Lai Tak Tsuen project has just started. The

first phase of the $36 million estate is expected to be ready by the middle of

1974.

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