WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1985
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POST OFFICE LOOKING FOR BETTER TV SOUND SYSTEM
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THE POST OFFICE IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION OF A SUITABLE SYSTEM FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF MULTIPLEX SOUND ON TELEVISION, THE DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LIONS CLUB OF BAYVIEW LUNCHEON, MR LAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE POST OFFICE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTED COULD WORK SATISFACTORILY IN THE HONG KONG ENVIRONMENT AND THAT IT WAS COMPATIBLE TO EXISTING TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS.
+THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE A WIDELY ADOPTED ONE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD SO THAT THE DECODERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT COULD BE WIDELY AVAILABLE AT EASILY AFFORDABLE PRICES TO THE PUBLIC,+ KE ADDED.
EXPLAINING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SIDE OF THE POST OFFICE'S WORK, HE SAID THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, AS THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY IN HONG KONG, WAS THE ADVISER TO GOVERNMENT ON THE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCES OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RAD 10 BROADCASTING COMPANIES.
THE POST OFFICE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED, HE SAID, IN THE EXTENSION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO COVERAGES TO POOR RECEPTION AREAS. THIS INCLUDED THE FORMULATION OF TRANSMISSION PLANS AND THE CHOICE OF SITES AND FREQUENCIES.
EXTENSIVE WORK HAD BEEN DONE, HE ADDED, IN FORMULATING A TERRITORY-WIDE TRANSMISSION PLAN FOR THE EXTENSION OF FM BROADCASTING TO ALL PARTS OF HONG KONG.
IF IMPLEMENTED, THE PLAN COULD PROVIDE SEVEN FM SERVICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
TURNING TO RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, ANOTHER MAJOR AREA OF WORK FOR THE TE! ECOMMUNICATIONS BRANCH OF THE POST OFFICE, MR LAN SAID THAT THE RADIO WAVES WERE USED FOR ALL TYPES OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS -- TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING, SATELLITES, WALKIE-TALKIES USED BY THE POLICE AND OTHER USERS, RADIO PAGERS, MOBILE RADIOS USED BY TAXIS AND LORRIES, AND EVEN TOYS FOR CHILSEN.
+ALL THESE USAGES OF RADIO REQUIRE A SLOT IN THE RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM WHICH IS A LIMITED RESOURCE.
+ IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT THIS LIMITED RESOURCE IS MANAGED PROPERLY SO THAT IT CAN BE FULLY DEPLOYED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER.+
/HILE CAREFUL
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