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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990
WHEN THE SMATV LICENSING REGIME IS BROUGHT INTO EFFECT, SMATV SYSTEMS IN EXISTENCE BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1990 AND REGISTERED WITH THE TA WILL HAVE TO "COME ONTO THE BOOKS" OF LICENSED OPERATORS.
"IT REMAINS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO SUBMIT TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AN AMENDMENT TO THE TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF LICENCE TO BE ISSUED BY THE TA BASED ON THE CONDITIONS NOW LAID DOWN BY THE COUNCIL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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TURNING TO SATELLITE TELEVISION UPLINKING, THE SPOKESMAN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FAVOURED DEVELOPING HONG KONG AS A BASE FOR UPLINKING SATELLITE TELEVISION PROGRAMMING FOR AN AUDIENCE PRINCIPALLY OUTSIDE HONG KONG. THIS WOULD ENHANCE HONG KONG'S GLOBAL AND REGIONAL IMAGE.
HAVING REGARD FOR EQUITABILITY AS REGARDS THE INTERESTS OF EXISTING AND PLANNED TELEVISION BROADCASTERS IN HONG KONG, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECIDED THAT AS CONDITIONS OF LICENCE, THE LICENSEES SHOULD:
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NOT FINANCE THEIR BUSINESS THROUGH SUBSCRIPTION IN HONG KONG ' DURING THE PERIOD OF HONG KONG CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
(HKCC)'S LICENCE EXCLUSIVITY;
NOT RELY PRINCIPALLY ON HONG KONG'S LOCAL ADVERTISING MARKET IF THEY FINANCE THEIR BUSINESS THROUGH ADVERTISING REVENUES;
(SO AS TO BE EQUITABLE ΤΟ EXISTING AND PROPOSED BROADCASTERS) NOT BROADCAST CANTONESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING. EXCEPT THAT AFTER THREE YEARS, PROGRAMMES IN CANTONESE PREVIOUSLY BROADCAST IN HONG KONG COULD BE BROADCAST AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD AT THAT TIME REVIEW WHETHER NEWLY PRODUCED CANTONESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES COULD ALSO BE BROADCAST;
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT MATERIAL BROADCAST BY THEM DID NOT INFRINGE OTHERS' COPYRIGHT AND FOR TAKING ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THEIR PROGRAMMES IN RECIPIENT COUNTRIES;
OBSERVE PROVISIONS IN THE EXISTING CODE OF PRACTICE ON TELEVISION PROGRAMME STANDARDS EXCEPT THOSE RELATED TO TIME OF BROADCAST;
NOT BROADCAST TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENTS; AND
COMPLY WITH EXISTING ADVERTISING STANDARDS OTHER THAN THOSE NOT APPROPRIATE TO A PROGRAMMING SERVICE INTENDED TO SPAN SEVERAL TIME ZONES AND CONTAINING ADVERTISEMENTS OF FOREIGN ORIGIN.
IN ADDITION, LICENSEES WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPANIES INCORPORATED REGISTERED IN HONG KONG AND NOT BE SUBSIDIARIES OF ANY
COMPANY.
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