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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1985
THIS QUESTION WAS FUNDAMENTAL NOT ONLY IN GENERAL TERMS BUT ALSO IN THE CONSIDERATION OF PARTICULAR ISSUES, SUCH AS RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN TYPES OR TIMES OF ADVERTISING AND THE REPERCUSSIONS THESE MIGHT HAVE ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE LICENSEES, MR TSAO ADDED, QUOTING THE EXAMPLE OF CIGARETTE ADVERTISING.
AS REGARDS THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN BROADCASTING, HE SAID THE REVIEW BOARD HAD TO EXAMINE IT WITH A CRITICAL EYE. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE GOVERNMENT, IN THE FORM OF RTHK, WAS THE FIRST BROADCASTER IN HONG KONG AND RTHK HAD GROWN AND HAD ACHIEVED SOME NOTABLE SUCCESSES.
BUT THE QUESTION WAS WHETHER THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THE MODERN WORLD WHICH THE GOVERNMENT DID WHICH COULD NOT BE DONE AS WELL OR BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HE SAID.
MR TSAO NOTED THAT THE REVIEW BOARD WOULD PRESENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT IN JULY THIS YEAR, WHILE THE EXISTING TELEVISION BROADCASTING LICENCES WOULD EXPIRE IN 1988.
+THIS LEAVES US WITH PLENTY OF TIME FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION, AND WE INTEND TO MAKE FULL USE OF IT BEFORE SUBMITTING FINAL PROPOSALS IN SUMMER, 1986, + HE SAID.
CHILD CARE STRATEGY EXPLAINED
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A BALANCED PROVISION OF DIFFERENT SERVICES MUST CONTINUE TO BE THE STRATEGY IN PLANNING FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE SERVICES, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE DIOCESE OF HONG KONG AND MACAU TODAY (THURSDAY).
SHE SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO DEVELOP THE PRESENT FOUR MAIN RESOURCES - ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, CHILDREN'S HOMES AND SMALL GROUP HOMES AS THE CORNERSTONES OF SUCH SERVICES.
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ADOPTION SERVICE, SHE SAID, WAS OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE IN THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF CHILD CARE SERVICES, PROVIDING THE MOST SATISFACTORY FORM OF LONG TERM PLACEMENT FOR CHILDREN ORPHANED OR GIVEN UP BY THEIR NATURAL PARENTS.
REFERRING TO PUBLIC CONCERN OVER ADOPTION PROCEDURES, MRS CHAN SAID THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT PLACED THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ON PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT ADOPTION SERVICE, BECAUSE THIS WAS CLEARLY IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN CONCERNED.
/THE DEPARTMENT,