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URSDAY, MARCH 4, 1982

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IT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE SOON AT CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES AND LEADING BOOKSTORES.

THE 22 CHAPTERS IN THE YEARBOOK PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE YEAR. SUBJECTS SUCH AS TRADE, THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING, SOCIAL WELFARE, LAW AND ORDER AND A HOST OF OTHER TOPICS ARE INCLUDED.

COLOUR SECTIONS INCLUDE MAJOR EVENTS DURING THE YEAR THE SPACE MUSEUM, FOOD, THE TOY INDUSTRY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO, THE SEA, HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KEEPING FIT AND HIGHWAYS. A NEW END-COVER MAP BREAKS DOWN THE POPULATION DENSITIES IN HONG KONG.

+THE YEARBOOK, AN ESTABLISHED BEST-SELLER FOR SOME YEARS, IS AN IDEAL REFERENCE TOOL FOR ANYONE WANTING ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HONG KONG, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES TODAY.

+IT IS USED BY BUSINESS HOUSES, IN LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS, AS A RECORD FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BY TOURISTS.

+COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN BRITAIN FOR POLITICIANS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, SOME 50 000 COPIES OF THE BOOK 36 000 IN ENGLISH AND 14 000 IN CHINESE HAVE BEEN PRINTED BY USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG, THE LASER-COMP, RECENTLY INSTALLED AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT.

THE BOOK WAS PRODUCED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND TRANSLATED BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH.

NEW RUNWAY FRICTION-TESTER IN USE ****

A NEW RUNWAY FRICTION TESTING VEHICLE, KNOWN AS THE SAAB FRICTION-TESTER, HAS RECENTLY BEEN BROUGHT INTO USE AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM SAFETY OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS DURING TAKE-OFF AND LANDING.

THE VEHICLE IS SPECIALLY EQUIPPED WITH A FIFTH WHEEL WHICH IS LOWERED FROM THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR WHEN MEASUREMENTS OF THE RUNWAY SERVICE FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS ARE TO BE TAKEN. THE VALUES ARE SHOWN ON A VISIBLE DISPLAY AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON A PRINT-OUT COPY PRODUCED BY A PROCESSOR-CONTROLLED PRINTER NEXT TO THE DRIVER, AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ALONG THE RUNWAY.

INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE TESTER IS OF GREAT HELP TO PILOTS IN ADJUSTING THEIR OPERATING TECHNIQUES WHEN THE RUNWAY IS WET OR COVERED WITH WATER.

ANOTHER USE OF THE FRICTION-TESTER IS FOR ASSESSING THE RUNWAY SURFACE TEXTURE, WEAR AND RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS.

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