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The HKADC would not like the passage of the bill to be delayed or prevented by failure to resolve the issue of membership.
End/Friday, January 13, 1995
BA considers reports on broadcasting scene
The following is issued on behalf of the Broadcasting Authority:
The Broadcasting Authority (BA) met yesterday (Thursday) and considered a number of reports and analyses on the local broadcasting scene.
Amongst the matters dealt with were some complaints about local television and radio broadcasting. The BA warned Wharf Cable for the broadcast of advertising material on the Cable Learning Channel and the Cable International Channel.
A spokesman for BA said the advertising material in the form of flipcards, billboards and, in one case, a conventional advertisement, was used in some acquired programmes to promote various commercial concerns.
The spokesman said the BA noted that Wharf Cable had not received any payment for the material, but the broadcast of any advertising material was a clear breach of the terms of Wharf Cable's licence.
The BA also issued a serious warning to Metro Broadcast for the indirect advertising within a programme of cars and a record shop.
The BA said its rules required advertising and promotion to be clearly identified as such, so that listeners would not be misled.
The BA noted that its latest survey on radio listening habits and public opinion about radio services has begun on January 12 and will last until February 25.