MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1991
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FROM JULY 1991 ONWARDS, POST-WAR BUILDINGS WERE BEING WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON OLDER BUILDINGS AND POTENTIALLY STRUCTURES PROJECTING OVER STREETS.
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"AROUND 4,000 SUCH BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED SO FAR AND NEARLY 6,000 UNAUTHORISED BUILDING PROJECTIONS HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING REMOVED, HE SAID.
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EXCO APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO TELEVISION ORDINANCE
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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE TELEVISION ORDINANCE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO GIVE THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (BA) THE DISCRETION то WAIVE THE RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS ON PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF OFF-AIR TELEVISION STATIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND TO ALLOW SUCH STATIONS TO SUPERIMPOSE ADVERTISING MATERIALS ON THE SCREEN IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
"THE TELEVISION ( AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991 WILL EMPOWER THE BA ΤΟ WAIVE THE STATUTORY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS ON PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF OFF-AIR TELEVISION STATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THE BA CONSIDERED THAT THE EXISTING LEGISLATION
LATION WAS UNDULY RIGID AND BELIEVED THAT IF OVERSEAS STAFF WERE EXCLUDED FROM KEY POSTS OF A TELEVISION COMPANY, THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMME CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES MIGHT BE HINDERED.
"TELEVISION COMPANIES IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECRUIT STAFF OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE WHEREVER THEY ARE TO BE FOUND.
"SIMILAR STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO SATELLITE TELEVISION OR RADIO COMPANIES, HE SAID.
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THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR TELEVISION STATIONS TO ADVERTISE BY MEANS OF "TELOPING" - THE SUPER-IMPOSITION ON THE SCREEN OF ADVERTISING MATERIAL DURING A PROGRAMME, SUBJECT то THE APPROVAL OF THE BA.
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"TELOPING CAN ALLOW ADVERTISEMENTS TO BE SHOWN WITHOUT INTERRUPTION TO THE PROGRAMME FLOW AND THIS WILL, PARTICULARLY IN CASE OF LIVE PROGRAMMES SUCH AS SPORTS EVENTS, BE IN THE INTEREST VIEWERS.
"ANY ADVERTISEMENTS THUS TELOPED WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ADVERTISING THAT THE TELEVISION STATIONS ARE PERMITTED TO CARRY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE BILL WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 27) TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY
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