SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1993
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY SAID IT WAS MONITORING THE NEW LICENSEE TO SATISFY ITSELF THAT THE LICENSEE WAS MAKING THE BEST USE OF ITS EXCLUSIVE LICENCE AND SERVING THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
THE AUTHORITY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE NEW SERVICE AS IT DEVELOPS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IT ALSO CONSIDERED A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS.
ATV WAS ADVISED TO OBSERVE MORE CLOSELY THE TELEVISION CODES OF PRACTICE ON FAMILY VIEWING HOURS, FOLLOWING A COMPLAINT ABOUT SCENES IN THE ATV HOME PROGRAMME "REINCARNATED II" WHICH CONTAINED SHOTS OF BEHEADING AND OTHER VIOLENT ACTS BROADCAST BETWEEN 7.30 PM AND 8.30
PM.
MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY FELT THAT SUCH SUITABLE FOR BROADCAST DURING FAMILY VIEWING HOURS.
SCENES WERE NOT
THE AUTHORITY ALSO SERIOUSLY WARNED COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR USE OF A GENUINE TRIAD EXPRESSION IN THE PROGRAMME "WONG HEI".
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BUSINESS URGED TO TAKE UP GREEN CHALLENGE
THE
THE
THE BUSINESS SECTOR WAS TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED TO TAKE UP ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE BY DEVISING WAYS ΤΟ MAKE THE SOCIETY USE ENERGY MORE EFFICIENTLY.
DEPUTY
SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, WHEN HE OPENED AN
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY COOPER, ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PETROL STATION AT MA ON SHAN.
HE SAID: "ENERGY,
OF WHATEVER SORT, IS THE LIFE-BLOOD OF MODERN SOCIETIES AND RELIABLE SUPPLIES ARE IMPORTANT TO THE CONTINUED WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.'
SOCIETY
HOWEVER, HE SAID, THE WAY ENERGY IS USED IN MODERN PROBABLY CAUSED MORE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THAN ANYTHING THE COMMUNITY DID.
THEREFORE, THE BUSINESS HAS A PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY ΤΟ TAKE UP THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE AND SET GOOD, GREEN EXAMPLES BY LOOKING AT THEIR PROCESS TO SEE HOW THEY CAN BE IMPROVED ΤΟ BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT.
MR COOPER WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEE THAT A PART OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY WAS SEEKING TO GREEN THE PATH FROM RAW PRODUCT TO END USERS.
HE CITED AS AN EXAMPLE A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PETROL SERVICE STATIONS THAT HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO MITIGATE AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
/HOWEVER, MR