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ABOUT TWO-THIRDS CONSIDERED THE PRESENT CENSORSHIP STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIALS TO BE JUST RIGHT.
THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT ON AVERAGE EACH VIEWER SPENT MORE THAN THREE HOURS A DAY WATCHING TELEVISION, MAINLY FOR PASSING THE TIME, ENTERTAINMENT, AND NEWS.
HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS FELT THAT TELEVISION PROGRAMMES INFLUENCED THE IR ATTITUDES TOWARDS LIFE.
THERE WAS GENERAL SATISFACTION OVER THE EXISTING NUMBER OF CHANNELS.
AND PEOPLE WERE, IN GENERAL, HAPPY WITH THE FREQUENCY OF MOST TYPES OF PROGRAMME, SUCH AS SPORT, WOMEN'S PROGRAMMES, KUNG-FU SERIALS, CONTEMPORARY ACTION SERIALS AND VARIETY SHOWS.
NEVERTHELESS, THERE WAS A SIZEABLE DEMAND FOR MORE DOCUMENTARIES, FROM 60 PER CENT OF THOSE POLLED, AND FOR MUSICAL PROGRAMMES, FROM 53.2 PER CENT.
OVER ONE THIRD ALSO FELT THAT PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES, MAGAZINE PROGRAMMES AND WESTERN DRAMA SERIALS WERE NOT FREQUENT ENOUGH.
THE REPORT SAYS THAT IT IS COMMON PRACTICE FOR OVER HALF OF ALL CHILDREN TO WATCH TELEVISION AFTER 10 PM, ALTHOUGH THE YOUNGER THE CHILD THE GREATER DEGREE OF PARENTAL CONTROL WAS EXERCISED.
OVER HALF OF THE PEOPLE QUESTIONED SAID THEY FELT THE CURRENT DURATION OF FAMILY VIEWING HOURS WAS JUST RIGHT AND 65.3 PER CENT SAID THE QUALITY OF CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES WAS SATISFACTORY.
MORE APPEALS RECEIVED OVER SOCIAL SECURITY CASES
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THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL BOARD RECEIVED 93 APPEALS IN 1982-83, AN INCREASE OF 33 PER CENT OVER THE PRECEDING YEAR.
IN ITS 1982-83 ANNUAL REPORT JUST PUBLISHED, THE BOARD NOTES THAT OF THE 93 APPEALS, 26 CONCERNED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES, 63 SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE CASES AND THE REMAINING FOUR THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME.
THE BOARD HEARD A TOTAL OF 82 APPEALS, WHICH INCLUDED 14 CASES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM THE PRECEDING YEAR.
OF THE APPEALS HEARD, THE BOARD CONFIRMED THE DECISIONS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ON 60 CASES WHILE IN THE OTHER 22 CASES, THE DECISIONS WERE CHANGED.
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