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TEL. CO. UPCED TO REVIEU 173 EXPANSION POLICY

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III ITS PORT FOR THE YEAR 1973, T.WECORY CO.ITTEE ON TELEPHONE SERVICES CAYS THAT BY THE TRIED OF FEMINING, SUPPLY OF TELEPHONE LIES VILL ALLAYS LAG DEMEID TIL CELD,*

*A REVIEW OF THE PRESCUT EXPANSION POLICY OF THE COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE IN THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, 17. 100 FAK-GIUZH, CHAIRMAN OF THE TELEPHONE ADVISORY CO.LJETTLE, STRESSED IN HIS REPORT.

THE COMMITTEE IS OF THE CPINION THAT TE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC TELEPHONE SERVICE SHOULD NOT DE LOCKED UPC. IN INDIVIDUAL ARCAS IN ISCLATICH CUT KUST DE VIEGED FROM ESTABLISHING A SATISFACTORY KETVORK COVERING THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG.

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PROŽLENS CONNECTED WITH THE TELEPIKONE DIRECTORY AGAIN TAXED

THE COMMITTEE'S TIME AND ATTENTICH DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVICU.

*THE GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION OF THE FRESHIT TVO VOLUME DIRECTORY IS NOT A SUITABLE OR CONVENIENT KTHOD OF PRESENTATION,+ MR. WOO COMMENTED.

HE SUGGESTED THAT A TUO VOLUME DIRECTORY, SPLIT ALPHACETICALLY IN THE OKLISH LANGUAGE DITINI AD BY CHARACTER STROKE IN THE GULNESE LANGUAGE EDITICH VOULD DE FRIPERACLE.

HOWEVER, THAS SUGGESTION HAS NOT BEEN ACCÈPTED BY THE COMPANY, WHICH MAINTAINED THAT THE PROPOSED KETIED COULD ARTIFICIALLY [FLATE THE DEMAND FUR TELEPHONE DILECTORIES,

MEMBERS OF THE GOATTEE ALSO EXPRESSED CONSERN OVER THE CUMULATIVE WAITING LIST WHICH STOOD AT 29,355 ON DECENSER 31,

· 1973, THE NAJORITY OF WHICH ARE APPLICATIONS FOR NEW LINES.

IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE NUMBER OF NEW LINES INSTALLED IN A YEAR FLUCTUATED CETUJEN 71,445 TO 98,905 WHILE THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED TOTALLED 05,056 IN 1969 AID ROSE TO 126,264 IN 1973.

REFERRING TO TELEPHONE SERVICES IN THE NIV TERRITORIES, MR. WOO REPORTED THAT A CURVEY OF DEMAND FOR TELEPHONES IN THE N. T. HAD LEEN CO::PLATED BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON TELEPHONE SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.

AS A RESULT, A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THIS SUB-CO!ITTLE AND THE TULEPHONE COMITTEE 0:1 THE FORDULATION AND ENFLELINATION OF THE PLAN FOR EXTENDING THE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO ARES DY THE SURVEY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPLES OF THE REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE C/ TELEPHONE SERVICES ARE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY IN TE PRESS COXES FOR COLLECTION.

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