CONFIDENTIAL
HKCOBT19
REGISTRY
@ APR 1880
REGISTRY
Action Taken
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
RECET
TO PRIORITY FCO
"SK C
TELNO 1186
IND.
OF 06084OZ APRIL 90
72)
164053
MDLIAN 2651
a
Mr
Milne BNSC
M
Northern SEND
pe ASIASAT
RM6/4
HONG KONG TELNO 1077: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 3 APRIL, THE COUNCIL ADVISED AND THE GOVERNOR ORDERED THAT
(A) (I) THE LICENCE AT ANNEX A TO MEMORANDUM XCR (90)71 SHOULD BE ISSUED TO THE ASIA SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO LTD (ASIASAT) UNDER SECTIONS 7 AND 34 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORDINANCE:
(II) A WRITTEN DIRECTION, AS SET OUT AT ANNEX B, SHOULD BE GIVEN UNDER ITEM (1) OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO CABLE AND WIRELESS CHONG KONG) LTD'S (CWHK) LICENCE, EXCLUDING EXTERNAL PRIVATE CIRCUITS OPERATED BY ASIASAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SATELLITE MONITORING AND CONTROL FROM CWHK'S EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS:
(III) THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, AT ANNEX C, SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: AND
(IV) SUBJECT TO THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL, APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR THE LICENCE AT ANNEX A TO BE AMENDED TO COVER THE RADIO STATION ON THE ASIASAT SATELLITE.
(B) BIDS SHOULD BE INVITED FOR THE SECOND COMMERCIAL RADIO LICENCE AND THE FOLLOWING POLICY SHOULD BE ADOPTED AND REFLECTED IN THE
TENDER DOCUMENTS ·
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(I) IN GENERAL, THE SECOND COMMERCIAL RADIO LICENSEE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE WHICH APPLY TO THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL RADIO LICENSEE:
(II) THE LICENSEE SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO BROADCAST ON TWO FM
CHANNELS AND ONE AM CHANNEL:
(III) THE LICENSEE SHOULD BE CHARGED A ROYALTY AT THE SAME RATE AND ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL RADIO LICENSEE:
(IV) THE LICENSEE SHOULD BROADCAST A MINIMUM OF EIGHT HOURS OF
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