WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1994
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GOVERNOR SPEAKS TO PRESS AFTER VISITING TV CITY
TURNED
то COMMERCIALLY
GOVERNOR: GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT TVB TODAY FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. FIRST OF ALL, HONG KONG HAS
OF COMPANIES ITSELF INTO THE MEDIA CAPITAL OF THE REGION. A NUMBER
VERY MUCH INCLUDING TVB HAVE SET THE PACE AND BLASE THE TRAIL AND I
FOUNDATION. IT'S HOPE THAT IN THE YEARS AHEAD, WE CAN BUILD ON THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT
OUR IMPORTANT TO OUR
IN THE REGION. POSITION DEVELOPMENT AS A REGIONAL CENTRE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AND ECONOMICALLY AS WELL. SECONDLY, I'M DELIGHTED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THE VISIT ONE OF OUR LEADING MEDIA ORGANISATIONS. AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF
PRESS MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR OPEN AND PLURAL SOCIETY IS A FREE
HAVE A FREB AND PRESS MEDIA. I THINK IN AN OPEN SOCIETY WHERE YOU
AS MARKET AND PRODUCTS, YOU INEVITABLY HAVE A FREE MARKET IN IDEAS WELL AND I THINK FREE PRESS, FREE MEDIA ARE AS IMPORTANT TO OUR WAY OF AND INDEPENDENT LEGISLATURE LIFE
MANY WAYS AS A FAIRLY ELECTED IN
OUR JUDICIARY. THEY ALL CONNECT AND ALL MAKE UP PART OF THE FIBRIC OF
LAW. JOURNALISTS WAY OF LIFE. THEY ALL HELP TO SUSTAIN THE RULE OF
MAKE SURE THAT ASKING DIFFICULT
OF GOVERNMENTS HELP TO QUESTIONS
CITIZENS OF A GOVERNMENTS STAY
AND STAY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CLEAN
THAT WB COMMUNITY. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN PRESSED TO MAKE IT CLEAR WON'T ABUSE ANY OF THE EXISTING LAWS ON THE STATUTE BOOK TO UNDERMINE THE FREEDOM OF THE MEDIA. I MAKE THAT PLEDGE AGAIN
PEOPLE
THE JOURNALISTS ALSO REMIND
ENCOURAGED BY THAT
OUR LEGISLATION, BROADCASTING IN ANY I
FOR
EXAMPLE,
LOOK
THEM
HOPE,
HAVE
TRY TO BUT I
WITH
THE
TIMB то
PANEL
то
LIKE YOU ASSOCIATION, WE ARE REVIEWING AND AMENDING MUCH OF
THE
ON ORDINANCES
TELECOMMUNICATION, AUTHORITY, TELEVISION AND SO ON, TO ENSURE THAT THEY DON'T, WAY, INFRINGE ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WHICH THINK THE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT AND WE'RE
ΤΟ GOING
AT
A DIALOGUE AND, 1 JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION ABOUT THEM. THERE'VE ALSO BEEN FROM TIME, AS YOU KNOW, CRITICISMS OF ATTEMPT TO EXERT BACKDOOR PRESSURE ON THE PRESS AND THE MEDIA. THERE'VE BEEN SUGGESTIONS OF SELF-CENSORSHIP. WHEN THE NEWSPAPER SOCIETY GAVE EVIDENCE TO THE RELEVANT LEGCO
THINK THAT'S IN SEPTEMBER. THAT WAS A POINT WHICH WORRIED THEM. I SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO BE FEARLESS ABOUT AND KEEP OUR EYES OPEN PREVENT HONG KONG AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION SAID, IS ONE OF THE OASES OF PRESS FREEDOM IN THIS REGION AND WE
PREVENTING THAT BEING ΤΟ KEEP THINGS THAT WAY AND THE BEST WAY OF
BY BRODED, THE BEST WAY OF PREVENTING SELF-CENSORSHIP CREEPING IN IS
CASE OF THE PUBLICISING IT WHENEVER IT HAPPENS AS WAS DONE IN THE
I REPEAT. I'M EVIDENCE TO THE LEGCO PANEL IN SEPTEMBER. SO, AGAIN,
ORGANISATIONS, DELIGHTED TO VISIT ANOTHER OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT MEDIA ONE WHICH IS DOING A GREAT DEAL FOR OUR ECONOMY AND A GREAT DEAL OUR WAY OF LIFE. AND I'VE BEEN DELIGHTED TO SEE SO MUCH GOING ON TODAY TAKE AND PARTICULARLY DELIGHTED NOT TO TAKE PART, NOT TO BE ASKED TO
OR A VIDEO FOR A POP SONG, BUT IT PART IN A MARTIAL ART DEMONSTRATION WAS ALL VERY INTERESTING.
НАЗ WANT
FOR
THE COMMENT
QUESTION: MR GOVERNOR, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE THAT MAKING THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY BECOME AN AIRPORT CORPORATION IS TO0 DECISION COMMERCIALISED, HOW DO YOU THINK THAT AND HAVE YOU MADE ANY ABOUT THE MEMBERSHIP BOARD OF THE
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