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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1977

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SCHEME TO IMPROVE FM RECEPTION

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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL IS PREPARING AN OVERALL FM TRANSMISSION SCHEME AIMED AT IMPROVING FM RECEPTION IN HONG KONG GENERALLY.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. F.K. LI, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. PETER C. MONG.

MR. LI SAID TRANSPOSERS TO SUPPLEMENT RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG'S MAIN TRANSMITTER WERE ALREADY INSTALLED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT WAH FU AND BEACON HILL TO PLUG SIGNIFICANT RECEPTION GAPS.

+WHILST THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE TRANSPOSERS IS REGARDED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL AS GENERALLY SATISFACTORY, CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO INCREASING THE POWER AT BEACON HILL SO AS TO FACILITATE BETTER RECEPTION IN CERTAIN AREAS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, HE ADDED.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FILES

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TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FILES WERE KEPT BY THE POLICE FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME DEPENDING UPON THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ACCIDENT, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT, MR. JONES SAID THOSE RELATING TO FATAL ACCIDENTS WERE KEPT FOR FIVE YEARS. THOSE INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY FOR THREE YEARS AND OTHER CASES, WHERE NO DEATH OR INJURY HAD RESULTED, FOR ONE YEAR.

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