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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 1985
THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE REFLECTED IN THE CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS.
THESE WERE AMONG AIR SERVICES MATTERS, REVIEWED THIS WEEK, IN DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN MR J.T. THORPE, THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION AND MR H.M.G. STEVENS OF THE UK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, THE DISCUSSIONS FORMED PART OF THE REGULAR CONSULTATIONS ON AVIATION MATTERS BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENTS.
POINTS SET OUT TO HELP DISCUSSION *****
THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD HAD COMPILED A LIST OF POINTS TO HELP STIMULATE DISCUSSION BY THE BROADCASTING LICENSEES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF HONG KONG'S BROADCASTING SERVICES.
THE LIST OF 37 POINTS COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF LIKELY CHANGES TO RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING.
+ALTHOUGH THE LIST IS QUITE COMPREHENSIVE, IT IS BY NO MEANS MEANT TO BE EXHAUSTIVE. THE IDEA IS TO PROVIDE STARTING POINTS FOR DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTIONS BY PEOPLE WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE BROADCASTING BUSINESS, THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, MR ANTHONY COOPER SAID.
THE LIST MENTIONS INNOVATIONS, SUCH AS THE INTRODUCTION OF AM STEREO RADIO SERVICES AND RADIO DATA SERVICES, AND THE USE OF MULTIPLEX IN TELEVISION BROADCASTING.
+THERE ARE ALSO IDEAS, SUCH AS THE SETTING UP OF A BODY CHARGED WITH THE CONTROL OF ALL BROADCASTING TRANSMISSIONS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ACADEMY OF RADIO AND TELEVISION ARTS FOR GRANTING ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE.
+OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION INCLUDE SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES, GUIDELINES ON THE BROADCASTING OF RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES, AND THE SETTING UP OF A RADIO AND TELEVISION TRIBUNAL TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS,+ MR COOPER ADDED.
THE RADIO AND TELEVISION LICENSEES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE LIST TO HELP THEM IN THE IR PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD AT ITS PUBLIC HEARINGS,
PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL RESUME AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 4) WITH HK-TVB REPRESENTATIVES APPEAR ING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF THE LIST OF POINTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD AT ROOM 135, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
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