THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1991
OF THE LAST CABLE TV MR SO SAID IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE
IN THE FIELD OF TELEVISION EXERCISE AND THE ADVANCE OF TECHNOLOGY BROADCASTING, THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONSIDERING A MORE FLEXIBLE TO THE FORM OF DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY TO BE USED.
APPROACH
THE IDEAL MEDIUM FOR COST OF INSTALLATION AND THE PENETRATE HOMES DO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT
"WHILST WE BELIEVE THAT CABLE IS STILL THE TRANSMISSION OF PAY TV, THE HIGH LONG LEAD TIME REQUIRED TO DRAWBACKS.
OTHER
TRANSMISSION
"ON THE OTHER HAND, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE OFFERED CHEAPER AND QUICKER OPTIONS.
"THESE
MMDS
(MULTI-CHANNEL
MULTI-POINT
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ARE TECHNOLOGIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM) AND SMATV (SATELLITE MASTER ANTENNA TELEVISION), HE SAID.
WISE FOR
THAT IN THE MR SO BELIEVED
FIELD OF DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY, MARKET FORCES SHOULD PREVAIL, AND THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT BE THE GOVERNMENT TO SPECIFY A CABLE SYSTEM.
THE ANOTHER AREA OF CONSIDERATION UNDER THE CURRENT REVIEW WAS
IN HONG KONG, COVERAGE AND NUMBER OF PAY TV SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED HE SAID.
L
SINGLE TERRITORY-WIDE CONSIDERATION WHETHER WE
"WE ARE INCLINED TO FAVOUR THE AREA APPROACH, BUT IT IS STILL FOR GRANT ONE LICENCE OR OPEN THE MARKET TO COMPETITION.
SERVICE
SHOULD
"WITH CHEAPER DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND PENETRATION TO HOUSEHOLDS, AND SOME 1.5 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS
THAN ONE OPERATOR IN THE THERE MAY BE ROOM FOR MORE EXPLAINED.
FASTER TO SERVE,
HE MARKET,
T
HE SAID
OTHER
ASPECTS
FRAMEWORK LICENSING SUBSCRIPTION, SCALE AND CROSS-MEDIA
OF THE PAY TV INCLUDING PROGRAMMING, CHANNEL NUMBERS, LEVEL OF AND TYPES OF ADVERTISING TO BE ALLOWED, LICENCE FEES OWNERSHIP WERE BEING FINALISED.
A FAIR AND VIABLE "WE ARE FINALISING WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE
OF REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE INVESTMENTS IN THIS FORM
WITH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE BROADCASTING AND WOULD PROVIDE THE PUBLIC CHOICE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.
"OUR AIM IS TO
INVITE
PROPOSALS
FOR THE
AND ESTABLISHMENT EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND TO SUMMER OF 1992, HE
OPERATION OF PAY TV SERVICES IN HONG KONG GRANT LICENCES TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS BY THE SAID.
..
THE TWO EXISTING FORMS OF PLAY IN PROVIDING
MR SO SAID PAY TV, TOGETHER WITH TELEVISION BROADCASTING, WOULD HAVE THEIR ROLE TO MORE INFORMATION AND BETTER QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT TO THE HONG KONG TV VIEWING PUBLIC.
/"THE TERRESTRIAL