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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1983
+HONG KONG TONIGHT ON TV SOON
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RTHK IS TO LAUNCH HONG KONG'S FIRST NIGHTLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME ON TELEVISION - IN A PEAK-TIME SLOT.
THE PROGRAMME, HONG KONG TONIGHT+
+HONG KONG TONIGHT, WILL BE TRANSMITTED AT 8,00 PM ON ATV'S CHINESE CHANNEL FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, STARTING ON FEBRUARY 21. EACH EDITION WILL LAST HALF-AN-HOUR.
THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR STUART WILKINSON, SAID HE BELIEVED THAT WHILE THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG NATURALLY WANTED TO BE ENTERTAINED BY TELEVISION THEY WERE ALSO KEEN TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THEIR DAILY LIVES. HE HOPED THE PROGRAMME WOULD ANSWER THAT NEED.
+ IT IS NOT A NEWS PROGRAMME. WE SHALL NOT BE
CHASING FIRE ENGINES. WE AIM TO COVER A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS EACH NIGHT, GIVING BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON AFFAIRS OF THE DAY, PLUS TOPICAL FILMS AND VIDEO REPORTS.
+WE ARE CONSCIOUS THAT, IN ORDER TO SUCCEED, THE PROGRAMME WILL HAVE TO BE NOT ONLY INFORMATIVE BUT ATTRACTIVE AND ENTERTAINING. IT WILL HAVE TO DESERVE ITS PLACING AT PEAK TIME.+
MR WILKINSON ALSO ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF A NEW CLASSROOM OF THE AIR - A WEEKLY HOUR-LONG PACKAGE WHICH WILL INCLUDE ENGLISH LESSONS FOR CANTONESE SPEAKERS, PLUS SUBJECTS LIKE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, INTERIOR DESIGN, CONSUMER PROTECTION, THE HISTORY OF HONG KONG AND MUSIC APPRECIATION.
THE PACKAGE, CALLED LOOK AND LEARN+, WILL GO OUT EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOLLOWING A NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTS WHICH SHOWED A CONSIDERABLE APPETITE FOR LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES.
OTHER RTHK TELEVISION PLANS FOR 1983 INCLUDE +VARSITY CHALLENGE+, A SERIES OF DEBATES INVOLVING TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AND DRAMA SERIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG AND ABOUT LIFE IN ONE OF THE TERRITORY'S HOSPITALS.
GREATER CONTROL ON OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS
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AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING (OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS)
REGULATIONS, WHICH AIM TO IMPOSE GREATER CONTROL ON THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS, WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
THE NEW REGULATIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE BUILDING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 19 THIS YEAR.
/A SPOKESMAN