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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1990
COULD
HE POINTED OUT THAT FISHERMEN OPERATING CLOSE TO SHORE STILL RECEIVE WEATHER INFORMATION ON FM CHANNELS OF BOTH STATIONS.
SAID
ON THE RADIO FREQUENCY RE-ALLOCATION EXERCISE, MR TSAO EXTENSIVE MEDIA PUBLICITY WAS GIVEN TO IT PRIOR TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND SPECIAL INFORMATION ON SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER INFORMATION BROADCAST WAS SENT TO ALL THE FISHERMEN ASSOCIATIONS.
"RTHK WILL SEND A FURTHER LETTER TO ALL FISHERMEN ASSOCIATIONS AND WILL IN ADDITION BROADCAST RADIO TRAILERS ON ALL AM AND FM CHANNELS TO EXPLAIN THE ARRANGEMENTS," HE ADDED.
MR TSAO ADDED THAT NEW TRANSMITTERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN MARCH THIS YEAR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE TWO AM CHANNELS INVOLVED AND FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS WOULD TAKE PLACE WHEN NEW MASTS WERE INSTALLED LATER THIS YEAR.
EXISTING LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS ON AIR GUNS ADEQUATE
THE EXISTING LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS ON AIR GUNS ARE ADEQUATE, AND IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO IMPOSE FURTHER CONTROLS AT PRESENT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG, MR ASPREY SAID THE SALE OF AIR GUNS WAS REGULARLY MONITORED BY THE POLICE.
HE NOTED THAT THE MUZZLE ENERGY OF MOST SUCH GUNS WAS IN THE RANGE OF 0.4 TO 0.6 JOULES, WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW THE 2-JOULE LIMIT
THE POINT WHERE THE FORCE OF AN AIR GUN PELLET WAS SUFFICIENT TO PENETRATE HUMAN SKIN.
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JOULES IS
"AN AIR GUN WITH A MUZZLE ENERGY GREATER THAN 2 SUBJECT ΤΟ LICENSING CONTROL UNDER THE FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER FIREARMS.
"AN AIR GUN WITH A MUZZLE ENERGY OF LESS THAN 2 JOULES IS NOT SUBJECT TO LICENSING CONTROL, MR ASPREY SAID.
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