81.
Particular attention has been paid to water polluti
Controls on discharges into Tolo Harbour, the first water
control zone in the territory, will be brought into force in
1984. Complementary plans are being drawn up to deal with
specific types of
of water pollution, the most significant being
animal waste, upon which a major consultancy was completed earlier this year.
recommendations for the
safe, sanitary disposal of such wastes will shortly be
considered by the Executive Council.
82.
The consultants'
(g) Broadcasting
The importance of television and sound broadcasting as an influence on, and a potential for good or bad in, society is now widely acknowledged throughout the world. The technology on which it relies is also developing at a dramatic rate. The
Government nas accordingly decided that there should be a
comprehensive review of broadcasting well ahead of the expiry of the present television licences in 1988 and of the sound
broadcasting licence in 1989. The review will assess long term
needs for television and sound broadcasting, taking into
account the major technological advances which have occurred
since the last review, and will recommend a policy for the future development of broadcasting in Hong Kong. Television
and radio, apart from their entertainment value, have an
important role to play in public information and in education.
The present educational television service, produced jointly by
Radio Television Hong Kong and the Education Department, already successfully complements classroom teaching in
schools. But I believe there is great potential for increasing
the contribution which television can make to all forms of
education, and this will be one of matters which will be
investigated in the review of broadcasting.
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