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on the future of Broadcasting,
; Government early in 1970,
in October 1971 that a second
ich would provide for both
treless services) should be
K) and that a third service
I be put out to public tender. The
overruled the Working Party's re-
particular point and decided that
ld be invited for the second wireless
as well.
ZELEN ZATV(HZ) Į
originally made representations to the FCO urging that
RTVIHK)
they should be granted a broadcast television licence
octenes
as
by private agreement with the Hong Kong Government
recommended by the Working Party. RTV (HK) ← feared they would i
incur heavy cash losses (they are already in a
difficult financial position) or might have to cease
operating on the expiry of their current licence in
April 1973. However, they were unofficially given to
for Hory Kory they understand that RTV(HK) were strongly favoured as
operators of the second wireless television service and
were told by the Colonial Secretariat that tenders for
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/the new services