Hong Kong police select EG&G X-Ray screening systems to provide security at July 1 handover ceremonies.

WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1997--EG&G, Inc., announced today that the company's high-performance, X-ray security screening systems have been selected to provide security at the ceremonies in Hong Kong July 1, marking the changeover from British to Chinese rule.

EG&G reported that the Hong Kong police will use some 39 EG&G E-Scan X-ray security-screening systems to check hand-carried luggage at and around Hong Kong Harbor, site of the handover ceremonies.

"The fact that Hong Kong officials -- both British and Chinese -- selected EG&G X-ray security-screening systems over those of other manufacturers underscores the quality of EG&G systems," said Thomas Schorling, president of EG&G Astrophysics, a unit of EG&G, Inc.

EG&G will be providing technical support, 24 hours a day, at the Hong Kong changeover ceremonies.

Following the ceremonies, the EG&G X-ray systems will be installed at Hong Kongs new Chek Lap Kok International Airport, where they will comprise part of a larger order for EG&G X-ray security screening systems. Also included in the airport order will be a number of EG&Gs high-performance Z-Scan automatic X-ray inspection systems, which will be used to check baggage.

EG&G also is providing its exclusive TnT (training and testing) system to train more than 400 Hong Kong police officers in the operation of its E-Scan systems. Designed to create a simulated environment for training and testing security screening operators, the TnT system incorporates a threat image projection feature that helps familiarize operators with a variety of threat objects.

Highly Accurate, the Z-Scan System Can Screen Luggage Faster Than Any Other

Utilizing dual-view, dual-energy X-ray technology, EG&G's Z-Scan system detects explosives, weapons and other contraband, automatically. Capable of processing as many as 1,800 bags an hour, the Z-Scan system operates with high accuracy, and is the fastest automatic X-ray security screening system in the world.

Easy to use, the Z-Scan system features a powerful, high-speed computer that takes the two views and reconstructs the contents of each bag in three dimensions, analyzing the bags contents automatically within a few seconds. Suspicious bags are marked with a circle around the suspected threat area.

A variation on EG&G's LineScan system -- the backbone of EG&G's X-ray security screening systems product line -- the E-Scan differs from the LineScan in that it colorizes images to differentiate between organic and inorganic materials. Introduced in 1980, and improved and upgraded continuously since, EG&G's LineScan system, like the Z-Scan, employs dual-energy technology to identify guns, knives, bombs and other weapons. More than 9,000 EG&G LineScan systems are in use at airports, courthouses, corporate mailrooms and other facilities around the world.

EG&G is a global technology company that provides complete systems, as well as components, to the automotive, medical, aerospace, photographic and other industries. It delivers skilled support services to government and industrial customers. Based in Wellesley, Mass., EG&G has annual sales of more than $1.4 billion and more than 14,000 employees.

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