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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1994

AN ELECTION MASCOT "MR VOTE" AND A PUBLICITY BUS WAS TO PROMOTE THE "9.18 VOTE" MESSAGE.

ON HAND

AFTER VISITING A CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION, MR HURD INSPECTED A POLLING STATION AT HENG ON COMMUNITY CENTRE WHERE HR WAS ON THE OPERATION OF THE STATION.

BRIEFED

BEFORE ENDING HIS VISIT, MR HURD MET WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD CANDIDATES FOR THE HENG ON CONSTITUENCY.

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CONSULTANCY TO STUDY ECONOMIC MECHANISMS

FOR SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

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THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MR ALEXANDER ARENA, ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT A CONTRACT WORTH $2.5 MILLION HAD BEEN AWARDED TO DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, HONG KONG FOR A CONSULTANCY ON THE INTRODUCTION OF ECONOMIC MECHANISMS TO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG,

UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE FIRM IS ΤΟ CARRY OUT THE STUDY IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES.

"THE RADIO SPECTRUM IS THE COMPLETE RANGE OF FREQUENCIES FOR THE SUPPORT OF ALL FORMS OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.

"IT IS A LIMITED AND VALUABLE PUBLIC RESOURCE, BUT IS PRESENTLY ALLOCATED AND ASSIGNED TO USERS BASED ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM WHICH DOES NOT NECESSARILY TAKE THE FULL VALUE OF THE SPECTRUM INTO ACCOUNT," MR ARENA SAID.

**THE EXISTING SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAY NOT LEAD TO MOST EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF THE RADIO SPECTRUM.

"THE CONSULTANTS WILL REVIEW THE CURRENT SYSTEM AND STUDY FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING ECONOMIC MECHANISMS ΤΟ IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT FOR THE ULTIMATE BENEFITS OF SPECTRUM USERS."

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THE CONSULTANCY WILL START ON SEPTEMBER 26 AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JANUARY 1995.

TO ENSURE THAT THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE FULLY CONSIDERED, THE CONSULTANTS WILL INTERVIEW USERS SPECTRUM TO COLLECT THEIR VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS.

INDUSTRY ARE OF THE RADIO

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THE CONSULTANTS WILL PRESENT THEIR PRELIMINARY PUBLIC FORUM PRIOR TO PREPARING THEIR REPORT, AND CIRCULATE THEIR DRAFT REPORT FOR DISCUSSION AT A PUBLIC WORKSHOP BEFORE SUBMITTING

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FINAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

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