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SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1988

"THE CONTRACT WAS COMPLEX

AND EXTENSIVE, REQUIRING

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A HIGH LEVEL OF CO-ORDINATION LEVELS OF THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION SAID.

A

AT ALL PROCESS," SIR DAVID

SUCH A

COMPLEX CONTRACT OF

"IT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT THAT SUCH A SIZE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE.'

ALL THE HE CONGRATULATED BOTH THE KCRC AND THE CONSORTIUM AND

IN BRINGING THE PROJECT ΤΟ MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED FOR THEIR EFFORTS FRUITION.

BROADCASTING TOWER TO BE REPLACED

A FURTHER SUM

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED MILLION FOR THE PROVISION OF VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) RADIO IN HONG KONG.

THE

OF

$13.32 SERVICES

MAIN

OF CONSTRUCTION

A REPLACEMENT THE FUNDING WILL COVER BROADCASTING TOWER ON MOUNT GOUGH, AND INCREASED EXPENSES ON THE TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL WORKS.

VHF RADIO MILLION

SEVEN VHF RADIO SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE SERVICES SCHEME, THE BUDGET OF WHICH IS BROUGHT UP TO $45.333 BY THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

WITH THE BROADCASTING TOWER ON MOUNT GOUGH REPLACED, ADDITIONAL ANTENNAE PROPOSED FOR RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL BE INSTALLED.

OF THE POLICE BEAT

THE NEW TOWER WILL ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT RADIO SYSTEM. THIS ALSO NECESSITATES EXTRA ANTENNAE THE TOWER.

TO BE FIXED TO

FIRM IN

A DESIGN STUDY, UNDERTAKEN BY A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MARCH THIS YEAR, SHOWED THAT THE ADDITION OF 12 ANTENNA PANELS FOR THE VHF SCHEME WOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE LOAD LIMITS OF THE PRESENT TOWER.

ECONOMICALLY,

AND

THE FIRM FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE EXISTING MAST

SATISFACTORILY STRENGTHENED THEREFORE NECESSARY.

OR

THE EXISTING 41-METRE TOWER HAS BEEN FREQUENCY MODULATION (FM) BROADCASTING.

COULD NOT HE REPLACEMENT

WAS

IN USE SINCE 1960 FOR

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