SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1982
ALTHOUGH MOST PARENTS BELIEVE IN EXERCISING SOME CONTROL OVER WHAT THEIR CHILDREN WATCH, IT IS COMMON PRACTICE FOR PARENTS TO ALLOW CHILDREN AGED 5-14 TO WATCH TV UNTIL AT LEAST 10 PM. THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES AND GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE NUMBER OF THESE LOCALLY PRODUCED.
MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER ADVERTISING STANDARDS. PEOPLE CONSIDER RESTRICTED ADVERTISING HOURS AS APPLICABLE TO CIGARETTES AND LIQUOR.
A MAJORITY CLAIM TO BE IN FAVOUR OF EXTENDING THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS BEYOND 6.30 PM BUT 60 PER CENT CONSIDER 8 PM TO BE SUFFICIENTLY STRINGENT.
A MAJORITY ALSO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE CONTROL OVER ADVERTISEMENTS FOR CIGARETTES, LIQUOR, PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND CHINESE MEDICINES BUT ARE GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE STANDARDS MAINTAINED.
COMMENTING ON THE SURVEY RESULTS, THE TELEVISION AUTHORITY, MR NIGEL WATT, SAID THAT THE FINDINGS SHOW THAT CHINESE VIEWERS ARE MORE SATISFIED WITH TV PROGRAMMING NOW THAN TWO YEARS AGO. HE NOTED THAT SOME OF THE PROGRAMME CATEGORIES, SUCH AS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES WHICH HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY WELL RECEIVED, WERE THOSE WHICH THE TV STATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO IMPROVE AS PART OF THEIR LICENCE RENEWAL TERMS LAST YEAR. THESE TERMS WERE LAID DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING ADVICE RECEIVED FROM THE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD.
MR WATT ADDED, +1 ALSO TAKE PARTICULAR NOTE OF THE CONTINUING CONCERN FOR ADEQUATE CONTROL OF VIOLENCE AND TRIAD LANGUAGE ON TV AND MY STAFF AND I WILL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE PARTICULAR VIGILANCE IN THESE AREAS+.
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STUDENTS REMINDED OF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
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STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN ARE REMINDED THAT A SPECIAL PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME WILL BE HELD BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND HANG SENG BANK ON TUESDAY.
THE PROGRAMME, WHICH WILL INCLUDE TALKS, SLIDE PRESENTATION AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS, WILL BE HELD AT THE AUDITORIUM OF HANG SENG BANK AT 77 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
AN OFFICER FROM THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL ADVISE STUDENTS ON THE PROCEDURES OF APPLYING FOR A VISA, AND THERE WILL BE A SLIDE PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION ON STUDYING IN BRITAIN.
FOUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED IN BRITAIN WILL ALSO BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUERIES CONCERNING THEIR EXPERIENCES THERE.
STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME MAY OBTAIN TICKETS FOR ADMISSION AT THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD AND THE EDUCATION ADVISORY SERVICE OF HANG SENG BANK LTD AT CAMBRIDGE COURT, 3/F., 84 WATERLOC ROAD.