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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1980

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RUNWAY LIGHTS CONTRACT SIGNED

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A $2,1 MILLION CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO PROVIDE CENTRE-LINE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT TO FACILITATE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS.

THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO THE CHINA ENGINEERS LTD AND WAS SIGNED BY MR G.J. OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND MR L.T. TAO, DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPANY.

THE CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR RUNWAY CENTRE-LINE LIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED SWITCHING PANELS, TRANSFORMERS AND CABLES AND MODIFICATION WORK ON ALL EXISTING FLUSH MOUNTED LIGHTING ON THE RUNWAY TO SUIT THE NEW RE-SURFACED AND GROOVED LEVEL.

THE MODIFICATION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESURFACING AND GROOVING PROGRAMME OF THE RUNWAY WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF THE PWD SAID THE PROVISION OF RUNWAY CENTRE-LINE LIGHTING WOULD REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE VISUAL NAVIGATIONAL AID SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO MODERN HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT WHEN LANDING, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH HIGH LANDING SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AND DURING PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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