AR1B/I IM 2029/88
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Written answers to questions
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DR. LAM
DR. LAM asked:
dissemination of news by pamation
Question No.
information
Levices Repantial wi
(Written) Reply by the Honourable the Secretary for
Administrative Services and Information Mr P. K.Y. Tsaq, CMP, JP
to a question by the D Hon Conrad Lam in the Legislative Council on 25 May 1988
Question: Will Government inform this Council
whether there are different arrangements by the Information Services Department for the dissemination of news to the press and the electronic media such as the radio and the television, and if so, what criteria are adopted in deciding on these arrangements?
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SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION:
Sir,
The basic policy of the Information
Services Department (ISD) is to treat the press and
the electronic media equally, having regard to their
different operational characteristics and
requirements.
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Normally, information is disseminated via
the teleprinter and facsimile network which links ISD
with all print and electronic media organisations.
Thus both the print and electronic media receive the
same news items in both languages at the same time.
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