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THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN OVERWHELMING PROPORTION OF LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES DURING WEEK-DAY PRIME-TIME WHERE THE HIGHEST VIEWERSHIP IS FOUND.
+ IN MY VIEW, THIS IS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT CAN AND SHOULD COME IN TO EXERCISE CONTROL.
+BY ACHIEVING THE RIGHT BALANCE IN LIGHT AND SERIOUS PROGRAMMES, AND WITH OUR TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE, WE CAN THEN CLAIM TO BE THE TRUE LEADER IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY IN THE ASIAN REGION, AS THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN EUROPE,+ SHE SAID.
NON-INTERVENTION POLICY CRITICISED
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THE GOVERNMENT'S +FREE ECONOMY+ AND +NON-INTERVENTION+ POLICIES CAME UNDER ATTACK BY AN UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, THE HON MARIA TAM, TODAY.
IN HER FIRST SPEECH TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS TAM SAID SUCH POLICIES MAY HAVE POSSIBLY LED TO THE PRESENT STATE OF CONFUSING +NO-POLICY+ AND HAVE THROWN THE MEDIUM AND SMALL MANUFACTURERS IN UTTER CHAOS.
SHE NOTED THAT SOME HIDDEN WORRIES ARE AT PRESENT BEDEVILLING HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES. THESE ARE
* GLOBAL INFLATION-
* EFFECTS OF THE LONG-STANDING HIGH LAND PRICE POLICY-
* ASCENDANCY OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION ISM-
* WEAKNESS OF THE LOCAL CURRENCY IN RECENT YEARS-
* THE UNBEARABLE HEIGHTS AT WHICH INTEREST RATES ARE BEING
PEGGED-
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THE INCREASE OF PRODUCTION COSTS DUE TO RAISING OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND
THE GROWING SOPHISTICATION OF NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES AS COMPETITORS VYING FOR MARKETS HITHERTO ENJOYED BY OUR PRODUCTS.
/IT IS