TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1989
EXCO APPROVES RECONSTITUTION OF RTHK
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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE RECONSTITUTION OF TELEVISION HONG KONG (RTHK) INTO A PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION MANAGED BY A BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE RECONSTITUTION AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO, SAID THE RTHK BOARD OF GOVERNORS WOULD BE MADE UP OF NINE NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
"THE BOARD WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE GOVERNOR FOR THE RUNNING OF RTHK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES LAID DOWN BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AND ENSHRINED IN LEGISLATION WHICH WILL BE ENACTED LATER.
"THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING WILL BE ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE," TSAO ADDED.
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ON FUNDING OF THE NEW CORPORATION, MR TSAO SAID THE NEW RTHK WOULD BE GRANTED AN ANNUAL ONE-LINE SUBVENTION WHICH WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE VOTING OF FUNDS BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
"THE AMOUNT OF SUBVENTION TO RTHK WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE INCOME GENERATED BY RTHK ITSELF THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS, DONATIONS, SALES OF PROGRAMMES AND COMMISSIONS.
"IT WILL ALSO HAVE REGARD то THE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS AND WILL BE SUBJECT ΤΟ NORMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCEDURES.
"THE FUTURE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE WILL BE THE CONTROLLING OFFICER OF THE SUBVENTION.
"RTHK WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW ΤΟ USE ITS FUNDS AS APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO PERFORM ITS STATUTORY FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES, HE SAID.
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'EXISTING CIVIL SERVANTS IN RTHK WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTIONS BRIDGING-OVER TO THE NEW CORPORATION OR REMAINING AS CIVIL SERVANTS ON SECONDMENT TO THE NEW CORPORATION, MR TSAO SAID, ADDING THAT DETAILS OF THE NEW PACKAGE WOULD BE WORKED OUT IN DUE COURSE.
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"THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE POWER TO DETERMINE IT'S OWN STAFFING POLICIES INCLUDING THE POWER TO HIRE AND FIRE ITS OWN EMPLOYEES.
"IT MAY ALSO DECIDE ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT, HAVING REGARD TO SIMILAR JOBS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND SUBJECT ΤΟ THE OVERALL TERMS BEING BROADLY IN LINE WITH THOSE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE," HE SAID.
"RTHK WILL BE TURNED INTO AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC CORPORATION BY STAGES.
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