WEDMELDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1986
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+THESE SUBMISSIONS RANGE FROM VERY DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE A FULL CABLE TV NETWORK FOR THE WHOLE TERRITORY, TO SIMPLE REQUESTS TO PROVIDE A LIMITED SERVICE IN A PARTICULAR AREA,+ HE SAID.
+ALL THESE ARE CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED BY THE GOVERNMENT. WORK IS ALSO IN HAND TO FORMULATE POLICIES FOR CABLE TV WHICH WILL NEED TO BE SPELLED OUT IN LEGISLATIONS AND IN LICENCE CONDITIONS. IT IS OUR INTENTION TO INVITE FORMAL TENDERS FOR CABLE TV LICENCES SOME TIME NEXT YEAR.+
IN CONCLUSION, MR THOMAS SAID THERE REMAINED A NUMBER OF OTHER MORE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE BRB REPORT WHICH WOULD BE EXAMINED SHORTLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. SOME MIGHT BE BETTER LEFT FOR THE FUTURE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER.
HE SAID MUCH VALUABLE ADVICE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE PAINSTAKING WORK OF THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR JUSTICE POWER AND THE FUTURE AUDIENCE OF TELEVISION AND RADIO WOULD OWE THEM A GREAT DEAL.
+REASONED ANALYSIS+ BEFORE POLITICAL CHANGES
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HE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, REITERATED IN THE K.SLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT NOW WAS NOT THE TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMENT ON THE DIRECTION OF FUTURE CONSTITUTIONAL AND RELATED CHANGES.
THESE WERE MATTERS FOR THE 1987 REVIEW, HE SAID ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY IN HIS OPENING SPEECH AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS.
THANKING MEMBERS FOR THEIR VIEWS, MR THOMAS SAID THERE WERE GOOD REASONS FOR THE ABOVE ATTITUDE.
HE SAID +FIRST, THERE IS THE SPEED AND THE DISTANCE WE HAVE TRAVELLED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST YEAR: SECOND, THERE IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE NEED TO FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS TO THEM; AND THIRD, PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC OPINION HAVE CLEARLY NOT YET REACHED A POSITION WHERE ACCEPTABLE COMMON GROUND IS EASILY PERCEIVED.
/+IF THERE