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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 145

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PRESS TO SEE ERY CONTROL CENTRE

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ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE PRESS TO VISIT THE 'PILOT STAGE ROAD PRICING CONTROL CENTRE AT PACIFIC HOUSE, 20 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, NEXT THURSDAY (MAY 9).

PRESS MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW THE COMPUTERS RECORD VEHICLES WITH ENPS - ELECTRONIC NUMBER PLATES - AS THEY PASS THROUGH CENTRAL, AND HOW THIS INFORMATION IS COMPILED INTO MOCK BILLS.

AS THE CENTRE CAN HOLD ONLY 12 REPORTERS AT A TIME THREE SEPARATE SESSIONS, EACH LASTING ABOUT 45 MINUTES, HAVE BEEN ARRANGED.

THE FIRST SESSION, IN WHICH PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO EVENT... NEWSPAPERS, WILL START AT 10.30 AM.

THE SECOND SESSION, WILL BE MAINLY FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION REPORTERS, AND WILL START AT 11.30 AM.

THE THIRD SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 2 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

HOWEVER,

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND. NOMINATION IS LIMITED TO ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE NEWS ORGANISATION. REPRESENTATIVES FROM RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS MUST JOIN THE SECOND SESSION STARTING AT 11.30 AM.

EDITORS SHOULD SUBMIT THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GIS DUTY OFFICER BY 1 PM ON TUESDAY (MAY 7), INDICATING THE SESSION OF THE IR PREFERENCE. EDITORS WILL BE ADVISED SEPARATELY OF ACCEPTED NOMINATIONS.

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