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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1988
"THE CONTROLS OVER TELEVISION OWNERSHIP
SHOULD BE
RECOGNISED RESPONSE то THE UNIQUE POWER
FOR WHAT THEY ARE, THAT IS A UNIQUE POSSESSED BY THE BROADCAST MEDIUM, HE SAID.
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"THIS MEANS, MR TSAO SAID, "THAT FOREIGN PUBLISHING CHAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FREE TO INVEST IN HONG KONG PUBLICATIONS OR TO USE HONG KONG AS A BASE FOR REGIONAL OR WORLD PUBLICATIONS WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DOES NOT OWN NEWSPAPERS, NOR DOES IT CONTROL THOSE WHO DO, NOR DOES IT RESTRICT OWNERSHIP, HE ADDED.
ANOTHER FACTOR BEHIND A FREE PRESS, ACCORDING TO MR TSAO, 19 THE GENERAL ATTITUDE OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND THE GOVERNMENT TOWARDS POLITICAL MATTERS AND TOWARDS PUBLIC COMMENT, THE GENERAL LEVEL OF POLITICAL AWARENESS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PUBLIC IN HONG KONG HAD COME TO EXPECT A RIGOROUS SCRUTINY OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES BY THE MEDIA, AND A ROBUST DEFENCE OF THEM BY SENIOR OFFICIALS.
ANOTHER ELEMENT CONSIDERED IMPORTANT TO A FREE PRESS IN KONG WAS THE CALIBRE OF LOCAL JOURNALISTS.
"THE WIDEST OWNERSHIP,
HONG
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THE MOST LIBERAL LAWS, THE MOST RUMBUSTIOUS DEBATING ENVIRONMENT NONE OF THESE WILL KEEP THE PRESS FREE IF THOSE SITTING BEHIND THE TYPEWRITER OR THE WORD PROCESSOR ARE NOT OF THE UTMOST INTEGRITY WITH THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE ABILITY AND TECHNICAL SKILLS.
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HE SAID THAT WHILE THE GOVERNMENT COULD GIVE SOME ASSISTANCE IN THIS AREA ON THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING SIDE, HOWEVER, IT WAS BASICALLY A MATTER FOR THE INDUSTRY ITSELF.
"MONEY ALONE IS NOT THE WHOLE MERCENARY WILL SELL HIMSELF TO ANYBODY.
ANSWER BECAUSE THE
PURE
13 NOT TOO MUCH TO EXPECT.
IS ΤΟ ATTRACT AND RETAIN
"BUT A REASONABLE LIVING WAGE INDEED IT IS ESSENTIAL IF THE INDUSTRY SUFFICIENT STAFF OF THE RIGHT CALIBRE.
**BUT JUST AS IMPORTANT IS THE MORALE OF THOSE CONCERNED.
"THEY MUST BE MADE TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE WANTED AND THAT THEIR CALLING IS OF THE HIGHEST AND A WORTHY CHANNEL IDEALISM AND ENERGY.
"A MAJOR INFLUENCE HERE IS SURELY ATTITUDES HOW THEY TREAT THEIR STAFF WILL BE A MAJOR FACTOR IN OTHERS TREAT THEM.
BY
RESPECTED. FOR THEIR
MANAGEMENT DETERMINING
HOW
"ULTIMATELY, ESTEEM IS NOT GRANTED, IT IS EARNED,
申申 HE SAID.
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