Amendment of section 23.
Repeal and replacement of
sections 24
and 25.
Broadcast services.
12
22. (1) A licensee shall broadcast programme services in such language or languages as may be specified in its licence.
(2) Each programme service shall be broadcast for not less than $ bours during each day.”.
14. Section 23 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (1), by deleting "seven" and substituting
the following-
**ten";
(b) in subsection (2), by deleting "seven" and substituting
the following
"ten"; and
(c) in subsection (5), by inserting the following after
"Ordinance"-
and any other Ordinance controlling or regulating advertising",
15. Sections 24 and 25 of the principal Ordinance are re- pealed and replaced by the following-
**Pro- grammes for schools.
Govern- ment pro- grammes other than
24. The programmes broadcast by licensees under sedion 22 shall include such programmes for schools, supplied by the Government, as may be re- quired by the Television Authority.
25. (1) In addition to programmes for schools broadcast under section 24, the programmes broad- cast by licensees under section 22 shall include, in programmes each programme service- for schools.
(a) such news programmes and announcements of public interest, supplied by the Govern- ment, as may be required by the Television Authority; and
(b) such other material, supplied by the Govern- ment, as may be required by the Television Authority.
(2) The material required to be broadcast by licensees under subsection (1)(b) shall not exceed 11 hours in any one period of 24 hours commencing at 6 o'clock in the morning and shall not exceed 7 hours in any one week.
General require ments in respect of Govern- ment pro- grammes.
13
25A. (1) Any material required under section 24 or 25 to be broadcast by licensees shall be broad- cast without charge to the Government at such time as may be specified by the Television Authority.
(2) A licensee shall, on the request of the Tele- vision Authority and on receipt of reasonable notice, make available to the Government without charge any part of its equipment specified by the Television Authority for the purpose of broadcasting any Govern- ment material required to be broadcast under section 24 or 25.
(3) The Television Authority shall, when exer- cising the powers conferred by sections 24 and 25 and this section, so far as reasonably practicable. ensure that the obligations imposed on licensees by these sections are apportioned equitably between them.
(4) Nothing shall prevent a licensee, when broad- casting any material which it is required under section 24 or 25 to broadcast, from broadcasting advertising material in accordance with section 23.".
16. Section 30 of the principal Ordinance is amended in para- graph (c) by deleting "the maximum value of any prize awarded în such contests" and substituting the following-
"limitations on types of prizes which may be awarded in such contests and the maximum values of such prizes".
17. Section 33 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) by renumbering it as subsection (1); and
(b)
by inserting the following after subsection (1)—
"(2) The Television Authority may, if he is of the opinion that any programme intended to be broadcast by a licensee may affect the peace and good order of Hong Kong, require the licensee to pre-record the programme and submit it to him for approval before it is broadcast.”.
18. Section 37 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (2)——
(a) in paragraph (b), by inserting the following after
"with"
"Bay provision of this Ordinance or";
Amendment of section 30.
Amendment of section 33.
Amendment of section 37.