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decisions writing by the
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understanding of the position the company had
had
ordered equipment worth a million pounds. They have
however since heard that because some of the people
concerned were on leave and because the matter was
rather more complicated than had at first/been
thought, it would not be possible to arrange for the
award of the new licences for some considerable timel
and that it might therefore be as long as two years
before they could get their new station operating.
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different from that put before Exco -
to 41MG.
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Rediffusion's
11 In view of
Dundas's telephone call we sent
a telegram to the Governor asking him how things
bee
stood. His reply has now been received and is
attached (Hong Kong Tel No 648.). This explains
(paragraph 4) the basis for Rediffusion's fears
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of a further delay. The original intention was that
wireless television licences should provide their own
It is now thought
thought that this would transmission facilities on a shared/co-operation
Site.
shared/
between them which could not realistically be
expected: and that TVB (which already uses the
sites) would be in a position to frustrate the new
licensees, causing very difficult problems. The
feasibility of arranging for some organisation
(like Cable and Wireless) to undertake transmission
on behalf of all licensees is thus being urgently
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