1964 Ed.]
Television.
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(3) The decision of the Telecommunications Authority that a licensee is failing, or has failed, to comply with any regulation or Code of Practice made or issued under this section shall be final.
21. (1) Where the Television Authority is of the opinion that a licensee is failing to comply with any regulation or Code of Practice made or issued under section 20 he, or any public officer authorized by him or any agent appointed by him, or the Telecom- munications Authority may at all reasonable times inspect any of the technical equipment used by the licensee in broadcasting, and may question any director or servant of the licensee.
(2) The directors and servants of the licensee shall assist any person exercising powers under this section.
PART V.
PROGRAMMES.
22. A licensee shall broadcast one programme service in the English language and one programme service in the Chinese language. Each programme service shall be broadcast for at least five hours each day.
23. (1) A licensee may broadcast advertising material for periods not exceeding seven minutes in any hour so that the daily total of such periods does not exceed ten per cent of the time during which broadcasting takes place in the twenty-four hour period commencing at 6 o'clock in the morning.
(2) Subject to the limit imposed by subsection (1) on the total period of advertising in each day, the Television Authority may permit the limit of seven minutes in any hour to be exceeded where he is satisfied that the programme arrangements so require.
(3) In addition to the broadcasting of advertising material permitted by subsection (1), a licensee may broadcast not more than two advertising magazine programmes in any seven day period and each such programme shall not exceed fifteen minutes in duration.
(4) A licensee shall publish, in such manner as the Tele- vision Authority may direct, the charges for broadcasting advertis- ing material.
(5) In broadcasting advertising material a licensee shall comply with any regulations made by the Governor in Council and with any Code of Practice and the Undesirable Medical Advertisements Ordinance shall apply to such broadcasts.
24. The programmes broadcast under section 22 shall include such news programmes, programmes for schools and announce- ments of public interest, supplied by the Government, as may be
Inspection of
technical equipment.
Minimum service.
Advertising.
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News, announce- ments and programmes for schools.
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