FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1989
13
MEDIUM WITH TALKED ABOUT THE
ON RADIO, SHE REMARKED THAT IT REMAINED A POPULAR UNIQUE QUALITIES OF IMMEDIACY AND VERSATILITY, SHE U.K. AND U.S. MODEL FOR RADIO DEVELOPMENT.
THE NUMBER OF
AND REGULAR SHE NOTED THAT IN HONG KONG BOTH
AND 1988, FROM 48 CASUAL RADIO LISTENERS HAD DECLINED BETWEEN 1986
58 PER CENT TO 38 PER CENT FOR THE DAILY AUDIENCE, AND 64 PER CENT TO PER CENT FOR THE AUDIENCE WHO LISTENED AT SOME TIME DURING THE WEEK.
THE PROPORTION OF THE ADVERTISING MARKET CAPTURED BY RADIO ALSO SEEN A 39 PER CENT DECLINE BETWEEN 1984 AND 1988, SHE ADDED.
WAS
HAD
FOR SCOPE
FURTHER THAT THERE MISS CHUNG WAS CONFIDENT
WAS HER CONFIDENCE
REAFFIRMED BY GROWTH IN THE RADIO INDUSTRY AND
SECOND NINE CONSORTIA WHICH HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BIDDING FOR THE COMMERCIAL RADIO LICENCE. TO BE ISSUED NEXT YEAR.
"THE FINANCIAL AND
TO ENTRY INTO RADIO OUR VIEW IS THAT HONG RADIO TWO COMMERCIAL
THEY OFFER
TECHNICAL BARRIERS BROADCASTING, AS OPPOSED TO TV, ARE FEW AND
ABLE TO SUPPORT AN
RTHK, EXPANDED
KONG'S ECONOMY
BE SHOULD ADDITION TO
PROVIDED
STATIONS, IN DIVERSE PROGRAMME SERVICES WHICH APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC," SHE SAID.
OF RTHK WOULD RTHK'S EDITORIAL
CORPORATISATION THE ON RTHK, MISS CHUNG SAID
IN A
VISIBLE GUARANTEE OF "FORMAL AND INDEPENDENCE" AND MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR USE OF RESOURCES.
RESULT
THE BROADCASTING
SAID THAT THE HAD AUTHORITY
ON THE WORK OF THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, SHE
WERE
BUT HECTIC. FIRST TWO YEARS DISCHARGED ITS DUTIES "WITH EFFICIENCY, FIRMNESS, TACT AND PATIENCE".
NEW LAW AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING TAKES EFFECT NEXT FRIDAY
то RECEIVE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 1) (SEPTEMBER
WHEN THE NEW DRUG ORDINANCE 1989 WILL COME INTO
A JOINT POLICE/CUSTOMS FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT REPORTS ABOUT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED DRUG-RELATED WILL START OPERATING NEXT FRIDAY TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF EFFECT (EXCEPT FOR SECTION 251.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED
PROCEEDS)
TODAY
BY (FRIDAY)
THE
COMMISSIONER
FOR
NARCOTICS. MR GARETH MULLOY.
PASSED
BY
THE
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
ON
JULY
12.
THE TRAFFICKING
NEW
LEGISLATION IS AIMED AT CONFISCATING THE PROCEEDS OF DRUG AND AT COUNTERING DRUG MONEY LAUNDERING.
"UNDER THE ORDINANCE. WHEN A PERSON
WILL FIRST
EVER
TRAFFICKING OFFENCE. THE COURT PERSON AND THEN DETERMINE WHETHER HE HAS TRAFFICKING." MR MULLOY SAID.
IS
CONVICTED OF A DRUG SENTENCE THE CONVICTED BENEFITTED FROM DRUG
"IF HE