1989 Ed.] Television (Standards of Programmes)
[CAP. 52
B1
Regulations
[Subsidiary]
TELEVISION (STANDARDS OF PROGRAMMES) REGULATIONS
(Cap. 52, section 27)
[24 December 1964]
L.N. 183 of 1964 — L.N. 100 of 1968, L.N. 34 of 1973, L.N. 135 of 1977, 49 of 1987, R. Ed. 1987, L.N. 326 of 1988
1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Television (Standards of Programmes) Regulations.
2. Application
The standards laid down in these regulations shall apply to all material broadcast by a licensee.
3. Material to be included
(1) (a) Programmes broadcast by a licensee shall include a reasonable proportion of material which is wholly of Hong Kong origin.
(b) For the purposes of this subregulation material shall only be regarded as being wholly of Hong Kong origin if-
(i) it has been produced-
(A) both in substance and in form in Hong Kong; or
(B) by the licensee by whom it is broadcast, by any employee of that licensee or by any company which, in relation to that licensee, is a subsidiary company; and
(ii) the Broadcasting Authority is satisfied that it was produced primarily for the Hong Kong market. (L.N. 326 of 1988)
(2) The Broadcasting Authority shall specify from time to time such proportions as it considers reasonable. (49 of 1987 s. 17)
4. Material to be excluded
The programmes broadcast by a licensee shall exclude material which is likely
(a) to offend against good taste or decency;
(b) to mislead or alarm;
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