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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1984
SKID RESISTANCE TESTS WERE BEING CARRIED OUT ON THE REMAINING SECTION OF EASTERN STREET, AND ON CENTRE AND WESTERN STREETS, TO ESTABLISH WHETHER FURTHER SAFETY MEASURES WERE NECESSARY.
NEVERTHELESS, MR SCOTT NOTED THAT THE SCOPE FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS WAS LIMITED IN THESE NARROW, STEEP STREETS WITH RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WHICH HAD TO BE SERVED BY GOODS VEHICLES.
+LONGER TERM IMPROVEMENT DEPENDS UPON THE LARGE SCALE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA,+ HE SAID.
TV PROGRAMMES GETTING BETTER
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THE QUALITY AND RANGE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON THE TWO TELEVISION STATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS IS STATED IN THE TENTH REPORT OF THE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD TABLED AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY).
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE PER IOD UNDER REVIEW FROM JANUARY 1983 TO JUNE 1984 WAS ONE OF SATISFACTORY EXPANSION AND INNOVATION. ALSO, THE 'REGULATORY PROBLEMS NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS REPORT WERE REDUCED.
LOCALLY-PRODUCED PROGRAMMES CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS AND SIX LOCAL PRODUCTIONS HAD WON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS.
THE BOARD FINDS THAT BOTH TELEVISION STATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE THE IR INTERNAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND THE NUMBER OF BREACHES OF PROGRAMME STANDARDS REMAINS AT A LOW LEVEL.
THERE HAVE BEEN ISOLATED CASES OF EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE, UNDESIRABLE LANGUAGE, POLEMIC DRAMA THEMES, UNNATURAL COMMERCIAL BREAKS, PROGRAMME UNDER-RUNS OR OVER-RUNS AND INDIRECT ADVERTISING. THE STATIONS HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTIONS, THE REPORT SAYS.
THE PORTRAYAL OF VIOLENCE HAS GENERALLY BEEN WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF ACCEPTABILITY, THE DEPICTION OF SEX DISCREET, THE USE OF TRIAD TERMS UNDER CONTROL AND CONTROVERSIAL DRAMA THEMES GENERALLY PRESENTED IN A BALANCED MANNER, THE REPORT POINTS OUT.
IT SAYS THAT BOTH STATIONS HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH NEW PROGRAMME IDEAS TO ATTRACT AND HOLD THE INTEREST OF VIEWERS. AMONG THESE WERE TRAVELOGUES ON THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE. MUSICALS AND CONTEMPORARY YOUTH SERIES.
BESIDES EVIDENT