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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1980

TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CENTRE OPENS ON MONDAY

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A TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CENTRE WILL OPEN ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE AT 9 AM ON MONDAY (JUNE 23).

THE HOURS OF BUSINESS WILL BE (EXCLUDING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS):

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

SATURDAY

9 AM 5 PM

9 AM - NOON

THE NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CENTRE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESS RELATING TO LICENCES ISSUED BY THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY.

+EXAMPLES OF THESE LICENCES ARE MODEL CONTROL LICENCES.

TELEPRINTER, RADIO PAGING AND RADIO DEALERS LICENCES, THE SPOKESMAN

SAID.

+STAFF AT THE CENTRE WILL DEAL WITH LICENCE APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS AND WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT ON THE SPOT INSPECTIONS OF CERTAIN TYPES OF EQUIPMENT PRESENTED FOR LICENSING, THE CENTRE WILL ALSO ENDORSE IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, HE ADDED.

SURVEY TO COLLECT DATA ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN A MICRO-CLIMATE SURVEY TO BE HELD THIS SEPTEMBER TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF PRIMARY DATA ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN HONG KONG.

THE SURVEY IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED SCHOOLS TO TAKE PART IN THIS SURVEY WHICH WILL HELP STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

STUDENTS INVOLVED WILL BE RECORDING THE WET AND DRY-BUL B TEMPERATURES WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL PREMISES WITH THE USE OF A SIMPLE HYGROMETER DURING SCHOOL HOURS ON A SELECTED DAY IN SEPTEMBER, HE SAID.

A REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE PREPARED AFTER THE COLLECTED DATA IS COLLATED AND ANALYSED.

/IN ORDER

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