Friday, February 9, 1973
TENDERS OPEN FOR NEW TELEVISION LICENCES
Tenders have been invited for the issue of licences to establish
and operate two additional wireless television companies in Hong Kong.
A notice announcing this has appeared in the Government Gazette
today.
It is intended that one of the stations will operate two programme
services, one in Chinese and one in English and the other will operate a
single programme service in Chinese.
The tender period for both licences will be three months and tenders
will close at 12 noon on Friday, May 11, 1973.
Tender documents which include an application form, a draft licence,
a copy of the Television Ordinance, details of Programme, Advertising and
Technical Standards and notes for the guidance of applicants can be obtained
from the Secretary, Television Authority, 24th floor, International Building,
Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong at a cost of HK$30 per set.
Commenting on the notice, the Television Authority, Mr. Nigel Watt,
pointed out that it is Government's firm policy, as stated on a number of
occasions, to introduce competitive television as quickly as possible.
However, it has always been recognised that some degree of phasing
in the coming on air of the two new companies will be necessary to enable
working tests in the congested frequency band to be carried out with the main
transmitters of the second, dual-service licensee before the final allocation
of frequencies for the third licensee and his operating date can be confirmed.
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