Wednesday, June 13, 1973
REPORT OF TELEPHONE SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The expansion plans of the Hong Kong Telephone Company have been
described as "too conservative and follow proven demand rather than in
assessing demand and meeting it as it arises."
In its report for 1972, the Advisory Committee on Telephone Services
says that unless the company alters its existing policy, the number of
people waiting for lines will not be substantially reduced.
At the end of 1972, the number of telephones per 100 people had
increased from 17 to 19.4, but the cumulative waiting list stood at 38,271, compared with 31,177 the previous year showing a wider gap
between supply and demand.
Speaking at a news conference this afternoon, the Chairman of
the Advisory Committee, Mr. P.C. Woo, pointed out that the situation was
more critical in the three new industrial towns of Kwun Tong, Yau Tong
and Kwai Chung.
He noted, however, that a new telephone exchange at Yau Tong
and an extension of the present Kwai Chung telephone exchange were
due to come into operation this summer and autumn and this would relieve
the situation to a certain extent.
"Problems connected with the telephone directory again taxed
the committee's time and attention," Mr. Woo said,
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