THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1980
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CAS STRENGTHENS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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THE CIVIL AID SERVICES HAS IMPROVED ITS RADIO LINKS WITH ALL PARTS OF THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ON REPLACING ITS ENTIRE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AT A COST OF SOME $618 000.
THE NEW SYSTEM COMPRISES 25 BASE STATIONS, 22 PORTABLE SETS AND SIX PORTAMOBILE SETS WITH PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS.
THE NETWORK PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ALL CAS UNITS AND A LINK WITH THE COUNTRY PARKS DIVISION OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, ROYAL AIR FORCE AND ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS AND POLICE CONTROLS.
AN INDEPENDENT NETWORK FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEW NT REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS WHICH WILL MOVE INTO PREMISES IN SHEK YAM ESTATE, KWAI CHUNG IN A MONTH.
AT PRESENT, THE CAS KOWLOON AND NT REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS SHARE THE SAME RADIO TELEPHONE FREQUENCY.
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