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TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1989

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SHEK KONG SECURITY FENCE TO BE STRENGTHENED

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY FENCE AT THE SHEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE AND WORKS WILL START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

"IN THE LIGHT OF OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES BY THE CAMP MANAGEMENT, AN IMPROVED SECURITY FENCE WILL BE BUILT AT THE CAMP TO PREVENT BREAK-IN OR ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

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"WORKS WILL START ONCE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN

FINALISED.

"THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE NEW FENCE INSTALLATION WILL BE IN THE REGION OF ABOUT $7 MILLION. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A FEW WEEKS то COMPLETE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SHEK KONG CAMP WAS QUICKLY PUT INTO USR LAST MONTH WHEN THE GOVERNMENT WAS FAST RUNNING OUT OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND OVERWHELMED BY THE CONTINUING LARGE INFLUX OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.

"IN MAY AND JUNE, WE

HAD ALTOGETHER 18,860 BOAT PEOPLE

ARRIVALS," HE SAID.

GRANT OF SOUND BROADCASTING LICENCE

THE FORMAL

CO.

LTD.

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) CONSIDERED APPLICATION BY THE HONG KONG COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING (COMMERCIAL RADIO) FOR A NEW LICENCE WHEN ITS CURRENT LICENCE EXPIRES ON AUGUST 25 THIS YEAR.

COMMERCIAL RADIO'S APPLICATION WAS APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE.

PRIMARILY ALSO

A FINAL DRAFT OF THE LICENCE DOCUMENT INCORPORATING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPROVED IN GENERAL TERMS IN APRIL WAS SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TODAY.

"THE NEW LICENCE CONDITIONS WILL ENSURE THAT THE AIRWAVES ARE PROPERLY USED IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. ENHANCE THE EFFICACY OF THE REGULATORY SYSTEM. AND IMPROVE FURTHER THE QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL SOUND BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG." A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT, UNDER THE NEW LICENCE CONDITIONS. COMMERCIAL RADIO WOULD BE GRANTED A 12-YEAR LICENCE VALID FROM AUGUST 26, 1989 TO AUGUST 25, 2001, SUBJECT ΤΟ RENEWAL BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON OR AFTER AUGUST 26. 1995.

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