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118.
be
The Authority's regulatory functions will later extended to cover radio broadcasting and cable
television.
119.
(iii) Cable Television
In July 1986 the Executive Council accepted in principle the Broadcasting Review Board's recommendation
that cable television should be introduced in Hong Kong.
Following a public invitation, eight developers expressed
an interest in establishing a local cable television system and submitted outline proposals.
for a
120.
A cable television network can be used for
wide range of telecommunication services in addition to
the transmission of television programmes.
The
possibility of its introduction has therefore raised the
more fundamental question of whether Hong Kong's
communication requirements can adequately be met in the
next decades by the existing single telecommunications
network, or whether a second network should be allowed.
This is a highly complex and technical issue. For the
sake of Hong Kong's future as a centre of international
communications we must get the answer right. The
Government have therefore decided to commission outside
/consultants
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