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+FURTHERMORE, WE SUGGEST THAT STRICT STANDARDS BE ENFORCED, INCLUDING THE CENSORSHIP OF PROGRAMME CONTENT THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE DISABLED THAT PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE BE REPRESENTED ON ADVISORY GROUPS FOR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING- AND THAT OPINION SURVEYS AND DATA ANALYSES BY EXPERTS BE CONDUCTED REGULARLY FOR CONTROL PURPOSE,+ MR HUI ADDED.
TURNING TO THE FINANCING OF AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC BROADCASTER, MR HUI SAID THE STATION SHOULD BE FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE, IN THE SAME WAY THAT OTHER PUBLIC BODIES ACQUIRED ADMINISTRATIVE INDEPENDENCE.
+IN ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL AND MANPOWER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO LOCAL BROADCASTING INDUSTRY, IT IS ELIEVED THAT A PARTIALLY GOVERNMENT-FINANCED PUBLIC BROADCASTER CAN BRING ABOUT IMPETUS FOR FREEDOM, COMPETITION AND PROGRESS IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY,+ HE SAID.
ON ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO AND ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS, MR HUI SAID THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION SAW NO REASON WHY CIGARETTE SMOKING, ALREADY PROVEN TO BE THE CAUSE OF FATAL DISEASES, SHOULD BE GIVEN ACCESS TO PUBLICITY ON THE ALL-POWERFUL ELECTRONIC MEDIA.
SPEAKING OF THE REPORT GENERALLY, MR HUI SAID HE SAW A RAY OF HOPE FOR REFORM AND PROGRESS IN BROADCASTING THAT WAS LONG OVERDUE.
+ LET US HOPE THAT WHEN CUDGELS ARE BURIED, ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN ON THE MORE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS AND PROPOSALS.
+THAT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, GOVERNMENT COMES UP WITH COMPROMISES WHICH MORE OR LESS MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO FOR COST CONSIDERATIONS WOULD BE THE LAST THING WE WANT TO SEE,+ HE CONCLUDED.
+TAKING PRIME TIME NOT PRACTICABLE+
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THE HON RICHARD LAI TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT HE WAS IN FAVOUR OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG BECOMING INDEPENDENT AND HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER FUNDING THE RECURRENT EXPENSES OF THE STATION DIRECTLY FROM ROYALTY PAYMENTS MADE BY RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING COMPANIES.
SPEAKING DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD REPORT, MR LAI SAID IT WAS NOT PRACTICABLE FOR RTHK TO TAKE THE 7PM-8PM PRIME TIME PERIOD FROM THE PRIVATE BROADCASTERS FOR SHOWING COMMERCIALS TO OFFSET ITS EXPENDITURE.
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