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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1990

EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL GAZETTED

A BILL

WILL BE

INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PROVIDING FOR INFORMATION COMPUTED BY NON-RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICES TO BE ADMITTED AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COURTS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID CURRENT LEGISLATION REVERS SPECIFICALLY TO RADAR DEVICES AND GENERALLY TO

APPARATUS 1:SED TO ASCERTAIN THE SPEED OF A VEHICLE.

OTHER

WHICH

WAS PUBLISHED IN

"THE EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY, MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE PROVISIONS APPLY TO ALL TYPES OF SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT.

PREQUALIFICATION OF TENDERERS FOR AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

*

THE

FROM

IS INVITING APPLICATIONS TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

AND EXPERIENCED SUPPLIERS TO BE PREQUALIFIED TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY

(ATC) SYSTEM ΤΟ RENEW THE INSTALLATION OF AN AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL EXISTING SYSTEM IN KOWLOON AND TO PROVIDE ATC TO TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.

A NOTICE OF PREQUALIFICATION OF TENDERERS IS PUBLISHED GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

IN THE

WAS

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE KOWLOON ATC SYSTEM 13 YEARS OLD AND ITS USEFULNESS WAS COMING TO AN END. THE NEW SYSTEM

TRAFFIC FUNCTIONS, WAS INTENDED TO PROVIDE STANDARD ATC CONTROL AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM MANAGEMENT FEATURES, HE SAID.

ADAPTIVE

MONITORING

"THE SYSTEM WILL INITIALLY PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL, AND MANAGEMENT OF SOME 900 SIGNALISED JUNCTIONS AND 2,000 DETECTORS.

BE LOCATED AT TWO CONTROL "THE INSTATION COMPUTERS

BX VIA THE WAN. COMMUNICATIONS WILL CENTRES IN KOWLOON AND TSUEN

BY TELEPHONE CIRCUITS,' HE EXISTING DEDICATED NETWORK SUPPLEMENTED ADDED.

WILL

"

'TO

AND IMPLEMENTING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING

DOCUMENTS PREQUALIFICATION ATC SYSTEMS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR

SURVEILLANCE DIVISION, THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND 16TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED CLOSE ON OCTOBER 29 THIS YEAR.

PREQUALIFICATION

APPLICATIONS

WILL

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