WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1985
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VIEWS ON BROADCASTING TO BE FULLY CONSIDERED
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ALL PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD'S REPORT WOULD BE TAKEN FULLY INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THE GOVERNMENT DRAWS UP PROPOSALS FOR THE BROADCASTING POLICIES TO BE ADOPTED AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE PRESENT LICENCES IN 1988, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THE TURNING REFERRING TO ONE OF THE PROPOSALS IN THE REPORT -- OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG INTO AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC BROADCASTER WITH GUARANTEED ACCESS TO TELEVISION PRIME TIME SIR EDWARD SAID IT HAD EXCITED CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BUT THERE WERE MANY OTHER PROPOSALS, THAT WERE, EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND EQUALLY DESERVING OF DISCUSSION.
THEY INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, GREATER CONTROL OVER COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING, THE
AND PROHIBITION OF TOBACCO ADVERTISING ON RADIO AND TELEVISION, THE PROVISION OF A MODERN CABLE TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.
+THE DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN ARE FAR-REACHING, SIR EDWARD SAID. +THEY WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION AND BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG FOR A LONG TIME TO COME. THEY WILL THEREFORE NEED TO BE SOUNDLY BASED AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.+
LAND CORPORATION PLANNED FOR NEW HOUSING
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THE GOVERNMENT IS DRAFTING LEGISLATION FOR THE SETTING UP OF A LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WHICH WILL CO-OPERATE WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND OWNERS OF RUN-DOWN PROPERTIES IN THE OLDER URBAN AREAS TO PRODUCE NEW HOUSING, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
SIR EDWARD SAID THIS WOULD BE BUILT TO MODERN STANDARDS AND EQUIPPED WITH A FULL RANGE OF COMMERCIAL, COMMUNITY AND WELFARE FACILITIES.
+ THE FIRST PROJECT SHOULD GET UNDER WAY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS- I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS INITIATIVE WILL GIVE A STRONG IMPETUS TO THE RENOVATION OF AREAS SUCH AS WESTERN DISTRICT, WAN CHAI, YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK, HE SAID.
+ THE GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE OLDER PARTS OF OUR CITY SHOULD PROCEED PARALLEL WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT.+
/TURNING TO