MONDAY, JULY 1, 1991
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TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL IS A KEY PART OF ROAD NETWORK: GOVERNOR
THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL, THE LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL IN HONG KONG, IS SET TO BECOME A KEY PART OF HONG KONG'S EXPANDING ROAD NETWORK, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL, SIR DAVID SAID THE TUNNEL, COMPLETED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, WAS THE LINK IN A CHAIN OF IMPRESSIVE PROJECTS, STRETCHING FROM HONG KONG ISLAND TO THE NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES.
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THE CHAIN INCLUDED THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, THE KWUN BY-PASS, THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL, A NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER, AND THE TOLO HIGHWAY, HE ADDED.
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"TOGETHER, THEY FORM A MAJOR NEW ROUTE ACROSS THE TERRITORY," SIR DAVID SAID.
THE GOVERNOR SAID THE TUNNEL WAS A REMARKABLE PIECE OF ENGINEERING WHICH INVOLVED A GOOD DEAL OF FAITH IN THE PROCESS: FAITH IN MODERN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, FAITH IN BEING ABLE TO MEET A TIGHT CONSTRUCTION TIMETABLE, AND FAITH IN THE TUNNEL'S LONG-TERM FINANCIAL VIABILITY.
HK HAS ENTERED AN EXCITING TIME IN BROADCASTING: CS
THE INTRODUCTION OF NICAM HAS COME AT AN EXCITING TIME IN HONG KONG'S BROADCASTING INDUSTRY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
OFFICIATING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF MULTICHANNEL SOUND TV BROADCAST SERVICE, SIR DAVID SAID
FORD,
TVB'S NEW LATER THIS TV
MONTH,
A SECOND COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION WOULD JOIN THE FAMILY OF AND RADIO STATIONS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY ORIGINATED SATELLITE TV SERVICE WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL THIS YEAR. THIS SERVICE, ACCORDING TO SIR DAVID, WOULD RE RECEIVABLE NOT ONLY IN HONG KONG BUT ALSO IN MANY PARTS OF ASIA.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID THE NEW NICAM SERVICE WOULD PROVIDE THE VIEWER WITH EXCELLENT, HIGH FIDELITY STEREO SOUND AND THE CHOICE OF UP TO THREE LANGUAGES ON A MULTI-LINGUAL PROGRAMME.
"NICAM HERALDS A NEW ERA OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY
BROADCASTING IN
HONG KONG," HE ADDED.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY SALD THIS SYSTEM OF STEREO SOUND TELEVISION BROADCASTING HAD BEEN IN USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR JUST OVER A
YEAR.
/HE CONGRATULATED
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