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FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1991

JOHN CHAN APPOINTED OFFICIAL LEGCO MEMBER

GOVERNMENT

GOVERNOR HAS. APPOINTED

ANNOUNCED SPOKESMAN

MR

JOHN CHAN

THE

FOR

TODAY

THAT (FRIDAY) THE CHO-CHAK,

SECRETARY AN OFFICIAL MEMBER EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, AS

OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 13.

SIX NEW POLICE LAUNCHES COMMISSIONED

IN PERTH,

SIX NEW MARINE POLICE LAUNCHES ARE TO JOIN

- AT

COST A

THE $310 MELLION. THE WORLD'S LARGEST POLICE NAVY

WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WILL HAVE COMBINED LAUNCHES, BUILT CONMAND/PATROL CAPARTEITIES.

THE

FORCE FLEET

OF

18 DUR TO ARRIVE IN

NEW 30-METRE LAUNCHES THE FIRST OF THE HONG KONG IN JANUARY 1993 IN A SIX MONTIL DELIVERY PROGRAMME.

OFF THE PEG, "THE LAUNCHES ARE BEING BOUGHT VIRTUALLY

SUPPORT, MARINE. "THE ICHARD LANGMAN, SENIOR STAFF OFFICER,

PACIFIC. NE HAVE CHOSEN HAS BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY ALL OVER THE

TRIED AND FULLY DELIVEREN

-

FITTED

OUT

AND

IN A

|

SAID CRAFT THEY

TESTED

ITION.

BY LY USED

DEFENCE AND THE LAUNCH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFU

THEY HAVE TONGA AND FEJL.

RPEN FORCES EN PAPUA NEW GUINEA + ALSO IN CUSTOMS AND COAST GUARD DUTIES.

POLICE DEPLOYED

THE VESSELS CAN OPERATE AT SPEEDS UP TO 24 KNOTS AND WILL CREWS SPULAR IN SIZE TO THOSE ABOARD DIVISIONAL PATROL LAUNCHES.

HAVE

MAINTAIN

THE NEW LAUNCHES WILL REPLACE AGEING AND EXPENSIVE TO LAUNCHES AND WILL ALLOW REDEPLOYMENT OF OTHERS IN THE FORCE FLEFT.

POLLOWING A REVISION IN INTRODUCED IN 1980.

THE NEW LAUNCHES ARE BEING ACQUIRED 1989 OF A LAUNCIL BUILDING PROGRAMME FIRST I

IT

THE WORLD "IT WAS AGREED THAT WE WOULD BUY A PROVEN DESIGN ON

AND CURRENCY CHANGES "INFLATION SAID. WTOR

MR MARKET,

LANGMAN PLAYED THEIR PART IN DER ORIGINAL PUNDING AT 1989 PRICES,

FROM 36 COMPANIES INTERESTED IN THE

F

PROJECT FIVE FIRMS WERE

INVITED TO TENDER.

RK

FITTED

WITH

AN

ELECTRO

OPTICAL AUTOMATIC*

THE LAUNCHES WELL. SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, AUTOMATEC RADAR PLOPPING APPARATUS AND CHART TABLE.

WILL VIDS NAVIGATION

RECEIVER AND STANDARD

ROHO

INCLUDE SOUNDER,

1 SPEED

GLOBAL

POSITIONING AND GYRO LOG

BREN FEAVE

GROUND TO AIR AND DIRECTION FINDER EQUIPMENT SATISFY THE SEARCH AND RESCUE ROLE OF THIS TYPE OF LAUNCH.

SYSTEM COMPASS.

INCLUDED TO

THE POSITIONING