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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1993
NEW LAW TO REGULATE SUBSCRIPTION TV
THE TELEVISION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) SEEKS TO SET DOWN IN LEGISLATION A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION.
THE BILL PROPOSES TO SET TERMS ON WHICH SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION LICENCES BROADCASTING LICENCES MAY BE GRANTED AND TO PROVIDE FOR SUCH
THE INCLUDE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS BINDING A LICENSEE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE SERVICE IT HAS PROMISED.
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ANOTHER OBJECTIVE OF THE BILL IS TO RELAX CERTAIN PROGRAMMING AND ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS CURRENTLY APPLIED TO TELEVISION LICENSEES.
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR A REDUCTION IN THE ROYALTY BY ATV AND TVB.
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THESE AMENDMENTS
TAKEN WILL ALLOW THE POLICY DECISIONS COMPLETION OF THE TELEVISION REVIEW IN MID-1992 TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
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A THIRD OBJECTIVE OF THE BILL IS TO REMOVE OR MODIFY PROVISIONS NECESSARY IN THE TELEVISION ORDINANCE WHICH ARE CONSIDERED NO LONGER OR WHICH GIVE EXCESSIVE POWERS TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES.
THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 13).
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SMOOTH RETURN OF VIETNAMESE WELCOMED
BRESNIHAN, TODAY (FRIDAY) NON-REFUGEES UNDER
THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR BRIAN WELCOMED THE SMOOTH REPATRIATION OF 60 VIETNAMESE THE ORDERLY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME (ORP).
"TODAY'S FLIGHT, WHICH IS THE FIRST IN 1993 AND THE EIGTH FLIGHT SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE ORP AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 29, 1991, HAS AGAIN BEEN UNEVENTFUL.
"WE EXPECT REGULAR ORP FLIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED AT INTERVALS SIMILAR TO THAT OF LAST YEAR, HE SAID.
TODAY'S GROUP OF 60 NON-REFUGEES COMPRISED 24 MEN, 24 WOMEN, FIVE BOYS AND SEVEN GIRLS.
OF THESE 50 WERE FORMER INMATES OF THE NEI KWỤ CHAU AND CHI MA WAN (LOWER) DETENTION CENTRES WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG BEFORE OCTOBER 29, 1991 AND THE REMAINING 10 WERE CRIMINAL OFFENDERS BEING DEPORTED TO VIETNAM. ALL HAD BEEN SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES.
"LAST YEAR SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER JOINING THE UNHCR VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME, WHICH REMAINS OUR MEANS FOR PEOPLE TO RETURN HOME. HE SAID.
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