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The only condition for the control of television
companies in the provisions for renewing television
licences recently announced by the Hong Kong Government is
that control should lie with "permanent residents in Hong
Kong". The nationality angle is thus blurred. This is an
important change to the existing legislation which has yet
to be explained. The press
release by the Information
that "the Broadcasting
Services
local a
person should
be
the
Department states
Authority proposes that
holder of a permanent Hong Kong I.D. card, and ordinarily
resident in Hong Kong. Anyone who failed to meet that
criteria would be regarded
purpose of
the
Television
the
a as
Ordinance.
for 'foreigner'
This provision
would rigidly regard Chinese nationals who have resided in
Hong Kong for less than seven years as "foreigners" and
regard foreign nationals holding Hong Kong I.D. cards
"non-foreigners".
This is obviously illegal and absurd.
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