XCC (86) 182
Conclusion and Recommendations
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The BRB's proposal to give
give RTHK a monopoly of the air-time on the two Chinese TV channels between 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. is not considered acceptable. It is a radical change and it would take away a significant proportion of TV prime time from the commercial stations while depriving the public of a choice of Chinese TV programmes during that hour. Since it has been proposed that RTHK
RTHK should continue to be publicly funded, there is little justification for RTHK to оссиру an hour of prime time every day.
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In line with the BRB's proposal that RTHK should be given an
increased presence on TV, especially during prime time, it is recommended that:
(a)
on
RTHK should have a statutory right to place up to 12 hours of programmes
per week each of the two Chinese commercial TV services; and up to six hours on each of the commercial English TV services (as a result, the total number of hours made available for RTHK programmes will be increased from the existing 28 hours to 36 hours per week
week for the four services together);
programmes
£ its commercial Chinese TV
(b) each week, RTHK should have a statutory
right to schedule up to two and
to two and a half hours оп each of the two channels between 7:00 on weekdays (i.e. hour per service per day, circumstances RTHK may wish,
p.m.
and 10:00
average
of 1/2 though in some
p.m.
subject to the licensees'
agreement,
an
to
broadcast a longer programme one evening, offset by reduced air-time on other evenings);
(c)
in
commercial
the of dispute between cases stations and RTHK over the scheduling of RTHK's programmes, the final decision should rest with the Broadcasting Authority;
(a)
the above
with effect
proposals should be introduced from December 1988 when the new commercial TV licences start and should be subject to review at the
review at the mid-term review of the two commercial TV licences.