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Monday, November 6, 1972
RESEARCH HELPS HONG KONG CHINESE NEWSPAPERS
The Information Secretary, Mr. J. Cater today (Monday) complimented
the Chinese Language Press Institute for its achievements in research
work.
These will enable the Hong Kong Chinese newspapers to more effectively
help the Government in the important task of "communicating with the people
of Hong Kong."
He said he was particularly impressed by the research on the
most frequently used Chinese characters and on the mechanical transmission
of Chinese news items,
Mr. Cater was speaking at the Fifth Annual Meeting and Assenbly
of the Institute.
These studies will help the Chinese newspapers as well as the
Government to pass "accurate information speedily to the public", he said.
Mr. Cater said that tenders have already been called for the supply
and maintenance of transmitting and receiving machines for a facsimile
network to be operated by the Government Information Services and it was
hoped everything would be ready by the end of next March.
With the launching of the new service "we are confident that we will
have more up-to-the-minute news to meet the deadlines of the morning, noon
and afternoon Chinese newspapers and, thereby, contribute to the improved
running of your newspapers," he added.
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