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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1990
EXCO DECISION ON SATELLITE TELEVISION
TELEVISION
SATELLITE MASTER CABLE
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS CONSIDERED THE QUESTION OF
AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF DEREGULATING SATELLITE ANTENNA TELEVISION (SMATV) SYSTEMS ON EXISTING BROADCASTERS AND TELEVISION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
OF
IN COMING TO A DECISON, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TOOK ACCOUNT THE DESIRABILITY OF HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVING AS MUCH ACCESS AS POSSIBLE
TO
AND FOR
KEEP HONG KONG TO
UP WITH TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION
BALANCE DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS FIELD. IT ALSO HAD REGARD TO THE NEED TO
REGULATORY THIS AGAINST THE DESIRABILITY OF MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK FOR BROADCASTING.
"THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECIDED THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PUT (I.E. TVRO} UP A SATELLITE DISH CONNECTED TO A SINGLE TELEVISION SET WILL BE ALLOWED TO DO SO WITHOUT A LICENCE," HE SAID.
IS
INSTALLED
TO
DISTRIBUTE SMATV SYSTEMS), A SYSTEM TO BR ADVERTISING
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THOSE
WHERE A
SATELLITE DISH SINGLE
(I.K. SIGNALS TO MORE THAN ONE TELEVISION SET LICENCE WILL BE REQUIRED AS PART OF A NEW LICENSING INTRODUCED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE
LICENSEES COMPARABLE AND
STANDARDS PROGRAMME APPLIED TO EXISTING BROADCASTERS.
FOR SMATV
ACCOUNT
THE
"THE LICENSING SYSTEM WILL ALSO TAKE FULLY INTO NEED FOR A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK WHICH IS EQUITABLE AS BETWEEN EXISTING TELEVISION BROADCASTING FRANCHISEES AND NEW ENTRANTS TO THE INDUSTRY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SPOKESMAN MADE IT CLEAR
THAT EXISTING SMATV THE GOVERNMENT
REGIME TO BE SYSTEMS WILL
BE SUBJECT TO THE LICENSING EVENTUALLY INTRODUCED AND THAT FROM THE DATE OF THIS RELEASE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SMATV SYSTEMS WITHOUT LICENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED ENFORCEMENT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
AND STRICT
OWNERS OF EXISTING SMATV SYSTEMS ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WITH
RECOMMENDATION BE
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ALSO DIRECTED THAT A
BROADCASTING LICENSING MADE TO THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON A
PROGRAMMES REGIME IN RESPECT OF THE UPLINKING OF SATELLITE TELEVISION
THE SAME FROM HONG KONG.
LICENSING REGIME WILL BE
TO THE
OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS
THE AS THOSE TELEVISION BROADCASTERS.
APPLICABLE
ON BASED LICENSING
OF
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