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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1989

MEMBERS OF THE TAC WERE TOLD THAT THE MAJORITY OF MAINTENANCE AND UTILITY WORK ON MAJOR ROUTES WAS UNDERTAKEN DURING OFF-PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS.

LAST YEAR, 1,229 NIGHT WORK PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR ROAD WORKS WITH VALIDITY PERIODS FROM ONE DAY TO ONE MONTH.

THE TAC WAS INFORMED THAT, ΤΟ MINIMISE THE DISRUPTION то TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS, A ROAD OPENING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE (ROCC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN EACH OF THE THREE REGIONS TO MONITOR AND CO-ORDINATE ALL ROAD OPENINGS IN THE PUBLIC CARRIAGEWAY AND FOOTWAY.

THE ROCC'S MONTHLY MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL RELEVANT UTILITY COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED OR AFFECTED PARTIES.

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ INVESTIGATE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS COMMON USER DUCTS AND SHARED TRENCHES INTRODUCE NEW METHODS WHERE FEASIBLE.

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BROADCASTING AUTHORITY ATTENDS PRESENTATION BY CONSULTANTS

THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY TODAY (TUESDAY) ATTENDED A PRESENTATION BY ARTHUR D. LITTLE, THE FIRM OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST IN THE ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE CABLE TELEVISION BIDS RECEIVED ON FEBRUARY 28 THIS YEAR.

SPEAKING AFTER THE PRESENTATION, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, SIR ROGER LOBO REFERRED TO A REPORT WHICH APPEARED IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER THIS MORNING.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PRESENTATION HAD PUT BEFORE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY MEMBERS THE VARIOUS ISSUES IN THE CTV BIDS ON THE BASIS OF WHICH THE FINAL CHOICE WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE.

"CONTRARY TO THE SPECULATION IN THAT REPORT, THE CONSULTANTS MADE NO OVERALL QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT AS TO THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THE PROPOSALS. THAT TASK FALLS ΤΟ THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, HE SAID.

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THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY CONCLUDED THAT IN UNDERTAKING THE INQUIRY INTO A SUITABLE SYSTEM OF CABLE TELEVISION FOR HONG KONG AS ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, IT WILL HAVE FULL REGARD TO A NUMBER OF ASPECTS NOT ALL OF WHICH, IN THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY'S VIEW, HAVE BEEN FULLY COVERED IN THE CONSULTANTS' PRESENTATION.

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