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G.F. 323
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TELEFRINTER SERVICE TO NEWSPAPERS
Non-Payment Of Teleprinter Rentals
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BACKGROUND
The I.S.D. teleprinter service to newspapers was first established
in October, 1960 with seven subscribers Reuters, wah Kiu Yat Po,
Sin Poh Amalgamated (H.K.) Ltd., New Life Evening Post, Radio Hong
Kong, Rediffusion (H.K.) Ltd. and Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting
Co. Ltd.
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From the outset it was agreed that the Information Services
Department pay the Telephone Co. Ltd. the full annual rental quarterly
in advance and recover payment from each newspaper subscriber afterwards.
Only on this basis would the Telephone Co. agree to install the
teleprinter receivers. D.I.S. pays the rentals to the Telephone Co.
out of the I.S.D. expenditure head Head 39, Sub-head 4(2) "Teleprinter
Services" and all recovered payments go to a general revenue head
Head 6, Sub-head 3(18); "Fees of Court or Office, Other
This method of payment has worked well up to the present.
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3. The number of subscribers to the I.S.D. teleprinter service has
now increased to 41, with 47 receivers in use.
COMMUNIST PRESS
4. Five Communist newspapers subscribe to the teleprinter service
These are
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