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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1994
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"THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING CHOICE TO THE VIEWING PUBLIC, AS REFLECTED IN THE EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS TO DATE TOTALLING OVER 500.
IT IS
"AS THE STATUTORY REGULATOR OF TELEVISION IN HONG KONG OUR PRIMARY DUTY TO LOOK AFTER THE INTERESTS OF THE VIEWERS, HE SAID.
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AT THE MEETING, THE AUTHORITY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ HEAR REPRESENTATIONS FROM BOTH LICENSEES, AND MEMBERS APPRECIATED THEIR EFFORTS IN RESPONDING TO THE QUESTIONS AND FOR CLARIFYING MATTERS.
"IN VIEW OF THE PUBLIC CONCERN, THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REVIEW THE CODE OF PRACTICE ON PROGRAMME STANDARDS.
"THE COMPETITIVE SCHEDULING OF PROGRAMMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST WILL ALSO BE LOOKED AT IN THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION LICENCES. THE AUTHORITY WILL DETERMINE WHETHER CHANGES TO THE REGULATORY SYSTEM ARE REQUIRED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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RAPID NEW TOWN AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HONG KONG'S NEW TOWN AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CHARACTERISED THE SUCCESS OF THE TERRITORY IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF PROSPERITY AND GROWTH, THE DIRECTOR OF TERRTIORY DEVELOPMENT, MR CHOW CHE-KING, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LUNCH MEETING OF THE Y'S MEN'S CLUB OF HONG KONG, MR CHOW NOTED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AMBITIOUS AND MASSIVE, BUT ALSO EXPANDING "PERSISTENTLY AT A DRAMATIC RATE",
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"THE RESULTING IMPLEMENTATION IS MOST IMPRESSIVE BY THE WORLD STANDARD AND HAS BEEN ADMIRED BY VISITORS ALL OVER THE WORLD, HR SAID.
MR CHOW ALSO SHARED WITH THE AUDIENCE HIS EXPERIENCE IN NEW TOWN AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID WHILE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE NEW TOWNS WITH THEIR IMPROVED LIVING STANDARDS WERE EVIDENT TO THE PUBLIC, THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE OLD URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
"AMONG THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO IDENTIFY LARGE RECLAMATION SITES AROUND THE HARBOUR, TO UPGRADE MAJOR TRANSPORT NETWORKS, TO MEET SHORTFALLS IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AND To ACHIEVE BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING STANDARDS WITHIN THE EXISTING URBAN AREAS," HE SAID,
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