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SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1982

AEROMOBILE CENTRE FOR AIRPORT

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A SOPHISTICATED AEROMOBILE CENTRE WILL BE OPENED AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 1).

IT WILL PERMIT THE USE OF SINGLE SIDE-BAND OPERATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL HF AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AS REQUIRED BY BOTH THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU) AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION (ICAO).

THE CENTRE IS EQUIPPED WITH MODERN ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, ALLOWING AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH ENROUTE AIRCRAFT ON RADIO TELEPHONY WITHIN HONG KONG'S FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION AND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND TO BROADCAST PERIODICALLY AT 30-MINUTE INTERVALS METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING HONG KONG AND ADJACENT INTERNATIONAL AERODROMES.

THE EQUIPMENT INCLUDE HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) AND VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND INTER-COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SERVICE. THE

HF EQUIPMENT OPERATE EITHER IN SINGLE SIDE-BAND OR COMPATIBLE SIDE-BAND MODE TOGETHER WITH A FACILITY FOR SELECTIVE CALLING OF A PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT.

A CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION NETWORK PROVIDES THE CENTRE WITH INFORMATION ON WEATHER, FLIGHT MOVEMENTS AS WELL AS ACTUAL DEPARTING TIMES OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THERE ARE ALSO OVERHEAD STATIC DISPLAYS SHOWING AIR ROUTES, AIRCRAFT REPORTING POINTS AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HONG KONG AND ADJACENT FLIGHT INFORMATION REGIONS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE NEW CENTRE PROVIDES A GREATLY-IMPROVED FACILITY AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS STAFF.

+FURTHERMORE, THE COMMISSIONING OF THE CENTRE HAS MARKED YET ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HONG KONG AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM SINCE THE COMMISSIONING OF THE NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE IN JUNE 1980, HE ADDED.