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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1989

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR

SCHEME

WHICH

A

INCLUDES THE

EXPAND COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT SUB-SYSTEM, WILL EMBRACE AND

LINKS BETWEEN ALL THE FORCE BEAT RADIO SYSTEM AND PROVIDE COMPUTER

WITH THE POLICE REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRES AND INTERFACES

{PONICS) AND THE VEHICLE OPERATIONAL NOMINAL INDEX COMPUTER SYSTEM AND LICENCING IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (VALID).

IT WILL BE

THE LARGEST COMPUTER

SYSTEM IN

THE

HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT.

IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THE STAFF OFFICER (ECACOS SUPPORT )

ABOUT BRANCH, MR ALEX MCNAIR. SAID: "AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF TALKING

STAGE WHEN THE IT WE NOW HAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE. WE'VE REACHED THE SYSTEM IS BEING BUILT. THE PROTOTYPE CONSOLE IS THERE AND OTHERS GOING INTO PRODUCTION.

"THERE WILL BE NO PRODUCTION PROBLEMS ON THE PROGRAMMING THERE'S BEEN A BIG TEAM WORKING ON IT FOR YEARS.

THE NEW KOWLOON

CONTROL HEADQUARTERS

"

ARE

SIDE.

CENTRE WILL LINK ALL LINKS WITH TRAFFIC AND

DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS AND PROVIDE INSTANT PATROL OFFICERS ON BEATS.

CONTROL CENTRE WILL

WHEN THE SYSTEM GOES "LIVE" THE OUTDATED

A HUGE BE REPLACED WITH A NEW CONTROLLER COMMANDING A STAFF OF 80 IN

AND

OF THE EFFICIENCY WHICH ROOM

THE COMFORT PURPOSE-BUILT

IN

FOR DETAIL AS PERSONNEL AT WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH THE SAME EYE THE "STATE OF THE ART" EQUIPMENT.

CARPETED AND WINDOWED. WITH DECORATIVE SHRUBS. SHIFT SOMETIMES

THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE QUIET, THE ROOM THE SPACIOUS SURROUNDINGS WILL BE PLANTED EVEN THE CHAIRS WHICH WILL BE OCCUPIED FOR AN ENTIRE CONTINUOUSLY, HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR COMFORT.

TO WORKERS ONLY. STAFF THE COMPUTER AREA WILL BE RESTRICTED

OR HAVING NOT REQUIRED WILL BE ALLOCATED A SEPARATE AREA FOR RESTING

LAVATORIES, OWN

SHOWERS AND REFRESHMENT. THE CENTRE WILL HAVE ITS KITCHEN.

STAFF FOR THE NEW CONTROL CENTRES WILL BE SPECIALLY TRAINED A THREE-WEEK COURSE, STARTING NEXT MAY.

IN

BY

IN THE CONTROL CENTRES OF MR MCNAIR SAID

STAFFING THE

OF SELECTION FUTURE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE FROM ITS PRESENT SYSTEM DRAWING ON PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WERE AVAILABLE.

"WE'RE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN TRAINING TO FROM THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE CONTROL WORK THERE FOR A REASONABLE TIME.

"WE FORESEE THAT THE CONTROL SATISFACTION WORKING IN THEM.

GET THE BEST WE CAN

THEY CENTRES.

WILL HAVE TO

OF STAFF

ECACCS

GET WILL

JOB

"IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT WHAT WAS STARTED AS LONG AGO IS NOW AT LAST COMING TOGETHER."

AS 1982

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