SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1988
THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY ARRIVED AT ITS DECISION AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY ATV.
THE AUTHORITY CONSIDERED THAT IT WAS CLEAR THAT TWO CONTRAVENTIONS HAD OCCURRED, ONE ON EACH CHANNEL, AND WAS SATISFIED THAT ATV HAD BEEN AFFORDED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF COMFLYING THIS REQUIREMENT IN THE REGULATION.
THE REQUIREMENT HAS EXISTED FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
IN VIEW OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE
WITH
CONTRAVENTIONS, THE
BROADCASTING AUTHORITY DECIDED THAT A PENALTY OF $100,000 SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON ATV, $50,000 FOR EACH CONTRAVENTION.
WONG HON-HO NAMED NEW YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICER
THE NEW DISTRICT OFFICER FOR YAU TSIM, MR WONG HON-HO, WILL TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 19), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR WONG SUCCEEDS MR AUGUSTINE CHENG WHO HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED BACK TO CNTA.
MR WONG'S IMMEDIATE PAST POSTING WAS CIVIL SECRETARY OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID MR WONG JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1971 AS AN ASSISTANT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER. HE WAS APPOINTED ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1979, AND WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 1986.
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AMONG MR WONG'S PREVIOUS POSTINGS WERE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENTS) IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH.
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