3
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1991
SIR DAVID FIRST WENT TO PENG CHAU WHERE HE SAW THE PREPARATORY WORK FOR A NEW RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE ON THE ISLAND.
HE WALKED THROUGH THE MARKET AND VISITED A FAMOUS PORCELAIN SHOP WHERE HE SAW PORCELAIN PAINTERS AT WORK.
IN THE 1790'S HE ALSO VISITED THE TIN HAU TEMPLE, BUILT THE LUNG MO TEMPLE WITH ITS FAMOUS "DRAGON MOTHER BED".
AND
SIR DAVID THEN VISITED CHEUNG CHAU, THE MOST DENSELY-POPULATED OUTLYING ISLAND.
ON THE PAK SHE HE WALKED THROUGH THE TOWN CENTRE AND CALLED
WHICH PREPARES BUNS AND KAIFONG ASSOCIATION AND AN ADJACENT BAKERY FLOATS FOR THE ANNUAL BUN FESTIVAL HELD ON THE ISLAND,
HE THEN CALLED ON THE WAN HO KAN CENTRE FOR THE AGED CHATTED WITH SOME ELDERLY PEOPLE.
WHERE HE
SPECIAL
THE OUTLYING ISLANDS ARE "IT IS VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE HOW
STILL MANAGING ΤΟ YET ARE
THEIR RETAIN DEVELOPING, AND ATMOSPHERE, SIR DAVID SAID.
"THE ISLANDS ARE ADAPTING WELL TO CHANGE; BUT WHAT IS
HE ADDED. IMPORTANT IS THAT THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY REMAINS STRONG,
JUST AS
"I
SIR DAVID
CONCLUDED
HIS
MEETING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AT A TEA RECEPTION.
VISIT
BY
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PAY TV
TODAY
THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE,
(THURSDAY)
THAT
PROPOSALS
SHOULD BE
ASSESSED
FOR THE ON THEIR
MR FUTURE MERITS
JAMES PAY PURELY
80, SAID
TELEVISION
FROM
A
SERVICES BROADCASTING POINT OF VIEW.
OF KOWLOON, SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB
OF A COMPREHENSIVE MR SO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS AT THE FINAL STAGE REVIEW OF THE LICENSING FRAMEWORK FOR PAY TV.
IS
NOT
OPERATORS
OF THE
"OUR CURRENT THINKING FUTURE PAY TV SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A SECOND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
ΤΟ
REQUIRE
FOR OTHER FACILITIES, HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.
THEIR SYSTEM TO PROVIDE "ANY DESIRE ON THEIR PART TO EXTEND
FACILITIES, SUCH AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S SEPARATELY
WILL OVERALL
"THAT IS TO
SAY
PROVIDERS
VIABILITY OF THEIR SYSTEM ENTIRELY
OF PAY FROM A
TV SHOULD CONSIDER BROADCASTING ANGLE, HE
THE
-
SAID.
/MR SO