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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1988
ATV, TVB GRANTED NEW LICENCES
(TUESDAY) GRANTED
FROM DECEMBER
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NEW 12-YEAR THIS
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TODAY LICENCES TO ATV LTD. AND TVB LTD. WITH EFFECT
YEAR.
THE LICENCES WILL BE SUBJECT TO A MID-TERM REVIEW
IN 1994.
AND RENEWAL
DECISION ANNOUNCING THIS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE
APPROVED TO GRANT THE LICENCES WAS MADE AFTER THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL
AFTER NEW LICENCES AND
THE THE APPLICATIONS OF BOTH COMPANIES FOR
NEWLY AMENDED LICENSEES HAD COMPLIED WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TELEVISION ORDINANCE WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 21 THIS YEAR.
THE NEW LICENCING CONDITIONS DESCRIBE BROADCASTING" IN SOME DETAIL.
OF
THE *PRINCIPLES
PROPER USE UNDER CLAUSE 5 THE LICENSEES ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE
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INTERESTS OF THE WHOLE OF THE RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN THE BEST COMMUNITY.
EDUCATE AND
AND CONTENT
TO
IS
TO THEY HAVE A DUTY
ENTERTAIN, INFORM AND
IS BALANCED ENSURE THAT THEIR PROGRAMMING COMPREHENSIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC NEEDS.
IN
THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED ΤΟ APPLY
UP-TO-DATE
BROADCAST
TECHNOLOGY.
A NEW LICENCE CONDITION IS THAT THE LICENSEES WILL BE REQUIRED PUBLIC AND SECONDLY TO FIRSTLY TO CONSIDER ANY COMPLAINTS FROM THE KEEP A COMPLAINTS RECORD WHICH MUST
REGULARLY TO THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY.
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THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN COMMENTED: "THIS CONDITION
WILL HELP
RESPONSIVE
TO ENSURE THAT IN FUTURE THE TELEVISION COMPANIES ARE MORE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND MORE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
THE
ARE
SPOKESMAN POINTED
NEW THE
CONDITIONS, THERE
MINIMUM PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS RELATING
PROGRAMMES, ADVISORY PROGRAMMES DOCUMENTARIES, CURRENT AFFAIRS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES.
OUT THAT UNDER
LICENCE
ΤΟ
AND
THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE MADE IN RESPONSE то RECOMMENDATIONS
1985 MADE BY THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD IN AUTHORITY IN 1987.
AND THE BROADCASTING
PROGRAMMES
FURTHERMORE, THERE IS A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN
PROGRAMMES TO BE "WHOLLY OF HONG KONG ORIGIN", THAT IS,
PRODUCED IN HONG KONG OR BY THE LICENSEES OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES PRIMARILY FOR HONG KONG VIEWERS.
THE
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