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ADDITIONALLY THE FINE FOR SUCH AN OFFENCE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $10,000 TO $20,000.

OF

THE BILLS WILL ALSO COVER PROVISIONS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR MARINE TO SPECIFY TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND FOR HIM TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN REGULATIONS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC APART WITH COLREUS.

SAID THE BILLS WOULD FROM THOSE CONNECTED

"THESE BILLS WILL HELP IN ENSURING THAT THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING SECTIONS OF WILL NOT BE JEOPARDISED BY THE FOOLHARDY ACTS OF CERTAIN THE BOATING COMMUNITY.

OF

VESSELS ENGAGED IN FISHING IN

THE POSSIBILITY

"FOR INSTANCE, OPERATORS AREAS WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED UNDER COLREGS FACE STRONGER ACTION AGAINST THEM, HE SAID.

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OF

PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE TELEPOINT SERVICES INVITED

* * *

THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PARTIES TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE KONG BASED ON THE SECOND

AUTHORITY

IS INVITING INTERESTED

SERVICES TELEPOINT

IN HONG TELEPHONE CORDLESS GENERATION

\ (CT2)

TECHNOLOGY.

A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS (FRIDAY).

IN PUBLISHED

THE GAZETTE TODAY

"THE INTRODUCTION OF CT2 AND TELEPOINTS WILL GIVE THE PUBLIC WIDER CHOICE OF VOICE TELEPHONE SERVICES," THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, SAID.

"HONG KONG

PEOPLE

ARE

A

AND

IN

AMONG THE MOST SOPHISTICATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS IN THE WORLD, AND HAVE INDICATED INTEREST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.'

TELEPHONES, WHICH CAN BE UNLIKE FIRST GENERATION CORDLESS

BE USED AT OPERATED ONLY WITHIN HOMES AND OFFICES, CT2 HANDSETS CAN

BASK STATION KNOWN ANY LOCATION WITHIN 100 METRES OF A TRANSMITTING AS A TELEPOINT.

BE REQUIRED

KONG,

MR WONG

SO

"THE FUTURE PROVIDERS OF A TELEPOINT SERVICE WILL

OVER ALL

HONG TO BUILD A LARGE NUMBER OF SUCH TELEPOINTS THAT THE HANDSETS WILL BECOME A FORM OF PORTABLE TELEPHONE," SAID.

WHEN USED

ALTHOUGH CT2 HANDSETS CANNOT NORMALLY RECEIVE CALLS OUTSIDE THE HOME OR PLACE OF WORK, THEY CAN LINK UP WITH RADIO SYSTEMS TO ALLOW USERS TO RECEIVE MESSAGE IF DESIRED.

PAGING

/"WITH THIS

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