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MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1991
BROADCASTING AUTHORITY STATEMENT
BROADCASTING THE
APPLICATION BROADCAST AN 1991 AND
AUTHORITY HAS CONSIDERED AN SUBMITTED BY COMMERCIAL RADIO HONG KONG FOR APPROVAL TO ADVERTISEMENT FOR A CONCERT TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 30 AND. 31, HAS COME TO THE VIEW THAT PERMISSION SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED.
TODAY SAID
(MONDAY) THAT THE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY
PARAGRAPH 8 AEVERTISEMENT IS POLITICAL IN NATURE WITHIN THE AMBIT OF (M) OF THE RADIO CODE OF SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO ANY POLITICAL IN THE ADVERTISING SCRIPT.
PRACTICE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABSENCE OF
GROUP OR MEMBERS
PARAGRAPH 8 (M) OF THE RADIO CODE OF STANDARDS STATES THAT "NO ADVERTISEMENT OF A
BE BROADCAST EXCEPT AUTHORITY".
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IN
OF THE
GROUP
PRACTICE ON ADVERTISING POLITICAL NATURE SHALL
BROADCASTING
WITH THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE
CONSIDERING THE
NATURE
OF
THIS
THE
BEYOND THE OF
ADVERTISEMENT, BROADCASTING AUTHORITY TAKES THE VIEW THAT IT SHOULD · LOOK MERE WORDING OF THE ADVERTISEMENT AND GO INTO THE WHOLE BACKGROUND THE SUBJECT MATTER.
1T TAKES
INTO
ACCOUNT
THE FACT
THAT
THE
"IN PARTICULAR, DOMINANT PURPOSE OF THE CONCERT IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CANDIDATES OF A POLITICAL GROUP TO STAND IN THE COMING ELECTION.
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THE CONSIDERED
ADVERTISEMENT WOULD
CONTRARY PROVISIONS OF THE CODES OF PRACTICE,
BE
OF OPINION
BROADCASTING RADIO BROADCAST OF THE ADUTHORITY THAT GRANTING PERMISSION FOR THE
THE SPIRIT
THE OF
CURRENT THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE
ΤΟ
**
BY
COMMERCIAL
THAT
THE
RADIO
AUGUST THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT
BE ΤΟ
OF APPEARED ADVERTISEMENT
ON
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THE APPLICATION WAS MADE AFTER HAVING OBTAINED ADVICE FROM LICENSING AUTHORITY POLITICAL NATURE.
PARTICULAR POLITICAL GROUP "ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT MENTION ANY
CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE MAIN OR CANDIDATE, REPORTS IN THE PRESS
IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
OF A CANDIDATES OBJECTIVE OF THE CONCERT POLITICAL GROUP TO STAND IN THE ELECTION.
BE CONSTRUED AS "THE ADVERTISEMENT MAY THEREFORE
INDIRECTLY THE SPOKESMAN SAID. PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF A POLITICAL GROUP,
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