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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1976

CLOCK SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED AT AIRPORT

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CLOCK SYSTEM IN THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AT KAI TAK AIRPORT.

THE NEW TIMING SYSTEM WILL COMPRISE A MASTER CLOCK, A STANDBY CLOCK, A NUMBER OF SLAVE CLOCKS AND POSSIBLY WITH A WORLD TIME DISPLAY SYSTEM.

IT IS TO BE INSTALLED IN THE EXISTING PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AND THE WAVING BAY AS WELL AS THEIR EXTENSIONS WHICH ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

AT PRESENT, A CAESIUM BEAM ATOMIC CLOCK WITH A QUARTZ TYPE STANDBY CLOCK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ARE OPERATING IN THE TERMINAL. HOWEVER, THE CONCESSION OF THIS SYSTEM GRANTED IN 1970 EXPIRED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID, TENDERERS HAVE TO PROFFER A SCHEDULE PLUE DRAWINGS OF THEIR PROPOSED SYSTEM.+

+THE NEW CONCESSION WILL BE VALID FOR FIVE YEARS, STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1976. THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL HAVE TO PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RENT EACH YEAR IN, RETURN FOR THE ADVERTISEMENTS DISPLAYED WITH THE CLOCK SYSTEM, HE ADDED.

MID-JUNE.

INSTALLATION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOT LATER THAN

ILLUSTRATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CLOCK SYSTEM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID MORE AND MORE PASSENGERS AND PEOPLE WERE USING THE TERMINAL BUILDING,

THE PRESENT DAILY AVERAGE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES IS ABOUT 10,500 IN ADDITION TO 1,200 TRANSIT PASSENGERS, AND THAT THESE FIGURES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AT THE RATE OF FIVE TO 10 PER CENT PER ANNUM.

BESIDES, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SOME 20,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE TERMINAL BUILDING EACH DAY IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK OR TO SAY FAREWELL TO THEIR FRIENDS.

+THEREFORE,+ HE SAID, THE CLOCK SYSTEM WILL SERVE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHEN AIR TRAFFIC BECOMES BUSIER AND THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL IS FURTHER EXTENDED.+

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT INVITED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE WILL CLOSE AT 12 NOON ON MAY 28.

FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY, THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, NEW RODNEY BLOOK, 99, QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG OR FROM THE AIRPORT GENERAL MANAGER AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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