TELEVISION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION moved
the Second Readong of : 'A Bill to amend the Television Ordinance'.
He said:
Sir.
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I rise to move that the Television. (Amendment)
Bill 1988 be read the second time.
Sir, First of all I would like to apologise to Xon.
Members for the short time available for consideration of
this Bill. It is a complicated piece of legislation and
so it has not been possible to rush its preparation.
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the new licensing. conditions were announced.
including that on holding companies in March this year.
Therefore, the licensees have had plenty of time to make
plans to effect the necessary changes. It is desirable
that the more important conditions should be backed up by
legislation so that the licensees would have a degree of
certainty as regards the future regime. It is therefore
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proposed, that draft legislation should be introduese into, stet
indeed and/! hope disposed of, during this session of the Council
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in time to process the renewal of the existing licences
which will expire on 1 December 1988.
1 December 1988. The new licences
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will be valid for waive years, subject to
subject to a mid-term
review in 1994, when public hearings will be held.
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