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WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1988
"THUS BOTH THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC
MEDIA RECEIVE THE SAME
NEWS ITEMS IN BOTH LANGUAGES AT THE SAME TIME, HE SAID.
PRESS CONFERENCES HOSTED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE OPEN TO ALL MEDIA ORGANISATIONS, ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON, AT THE END OF THE CONFERENCE FOR TV AND RADIO STATIONS TO TAPE A SHORT SEPARATE INTERVIEW WITH THE HOST IN ORDER TO BOLSTER PRESENTATIONAL IMPACT OF
THE NEWS ITEM.
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IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS THAT WHERE A PARTICULAR ITEM DOES NOT WARRANT A FULL SCALE PRESS CONFERENCE, AND A PRESS RELEASE IS ISSUED, A RADIO OR TV STATION MAY REQUEST AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SUBJECT OFFICER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOUND AND VISUAL MATERIALS ΤΟ ACCOMPANY THE PRESENTATION OF THE NEWS, HE SAID.
"DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH CASE, SUCH REQUESTS MAY BE GRANTED. BUT WHAT AN OFFICIAL SAYS IN FRONT OF THE ON THE TAPE RECORDER IS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF STATEMENT WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED TO ALL THE MEDIA,
CAMERA OR THE PRESS HE ADDED.
REVIEW OF NT ORDINANCE COMPLETED
THE WORKING GROUP ON THE NEW TERRITORIES ORDINANCE HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED ITS REVIEW, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS GIVING A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAI CHIN-WAH ON THE PROGRESS IN THE REVIEW OF MATTERS RELATING TO TSO AND TONG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MR LIAO SAID THE WORKING GROUP WAS SET UP BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES) IN OCTOBER 1986 AND ITS REVIEW COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS WHICH INCLUDED TSOS AND TONGS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE WORKING GROUP HAD MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE BEING CONSIDERED BY RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
"WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION IS ABLE TO TAKE A VIEW ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, CONSULTATION WITH BODIES LIKE THE HEUNG YEE KUK WILL BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE ANY MAJOR CHANGES ARE TO BE PROPOSED,
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HE SAID.
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