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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1992
NO PLAN TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMES
BY PUBLIC IN SUBSCRIPTION TV
*
THE
ΤΟ BY
THERE IS NO
NO PLAN TO USE ANY OF THE CHANNELS WHICH SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION LICENSEE MAY BE REQUIRED TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE GOVERNMENT FOR BROADCASTING FREE-OF-CHARGE PROGRAMMES PRODUCED
SECRETARY FOR
AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE
CULTURE, MR
RECREATION
JAMES SO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK, SO SAID IN FACT THE GOVERNMENT'S
ANY DEDICATED MAKING USE OF CHANNEL DID NOT AT PRESENT FIGURE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PRIORITIES FOR SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION.
SPECTRUM
THE GOVERNMENT
"WHILE CHANNEL CAPACITY IS LIMITED BY MICROWAVE
IS MORE CONCERNED THAT THE THE UTMOST FREEDOM
то ITSELF
ESTABLISH ITS
FREQUENCY SCARCITY, LICENSEE SHOULD HAVE SUBSCRIBER REVENUE BASE, MR SO SAID.
"
THEREFORE, OWN PURPOSES IN THE
MR SO ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT, TAKE UP ANY CHANNEL FOR ITS SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION IN HONG KONG.
WAS UNLIKELY TO EARLY STAGES OF
"THE MATTER WILL BE REVIEWED AS AND WHEN THE SUBSCRIPTION
CABLE NETWORK THEREBY GREATLY
TV LICENSEE INTRODUCES A
THE CHANNEL CAPACITY OF THE SERVICE," HE SAID.
INCREASING
0
MOTION OF THANKS PASSED
ITS
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A MOTION AT
MADE ON MEETING THANKING THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS ANNUAL POLICY ADDRESS OCTOBER 7.
LAST WEDNESDAY
AND
FIFTY-ONE MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE MOTION THURSDAY. TWELVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REPLIED TODAY TO THE POINTS THEY HAD RAISED.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD, LED THE OFFICIAL SECRETARY, THE REPLIES. THE CONCLUDING SPEECH WAS MADE BY THE CHIEF HON SIR DAVID FORD.
ANOTHER MOTION PROPOSED BY SIR DAVID UNDER THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE WAS ALSO PASSED.
AT THE MEETING, THE GAMBLING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 AND SHIPPING (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.
MERCHANT
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