Commence-
ment and
ings, installations and equipment belonging to and used by the licensee for the purposes of his licence.
(2) Not less than six months nor more than twelve months after the giving of notice under section 16 or, where a licence is or has been. or is to be, revoked under subsection (3) of section 14, at any time within twelve months after the giving of the direction under subsection (1), the Colonial Treasurer Incorporated may acquire by purchase such parts of the lands, buildings, installations and equipment belonging to and used by the licensee for the purposes of his licence as may be specified by the Colonial Treasurer Incorporated. In the event of the price offered by the Colonial Treasurer Incorporated being refused, the price shall be determined by an arbitrator appointed for the purpose by the Secretary of State.
(0) Where land is purchased under subsection (2), the Colonial Treasurer Incorporated shall, within one month after the purchase. register in the Land Office by memorial a declaration that it has been so purchased.
(4) All the property purchased under subsection (2) shall, as the case may be, vest in the Colonial Treasurer Incorporated-
(a) on the date of the termination of the licence after notice of
revocation:
(b) upon the expiry of the licence after notice of a decision not to
renew;
(c) where the licence is revoked under subsection (3) of section 14. when the revocation takes effect or when a price is offered by the Colonial Treasurer Incorporated, whichever is the later, and thereupon all rights in such property on the part of the licensee sball cease and determine.
(5) Nothing in this section shall confer on the licensee any right to require the Colonial Treasurer Incorporated to purchase any part of his lands, buildings, installations or equipment.
PART IV,
BROADCASTING TECHNICAL CONDITIONS,
18. (1) A licensee shall commence broadcasting to the whole of the urban area, other than to such parts as the Governor in Council may expansion of service.
specify, on such date as the Governor in Council may order, not being a date earlier than that which had been specified by the licensee when submitting his application.
(2) In addition to the areas to which a licensee begius broadcast- ing under subsection (1) be shall thereafter commence broadcasting to
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such other areas by such dates as the Governor in Council may order. and shall be broadcasting to the whole of the Colony, other than to such parts as the Governor in Council may specify, not later than three years from the commencement of the licence.
(3) A licensee shall publish, in such manner as the Television Authority may direct, a notification of the commencement dates for broadcasting and the areas in which such broadcasts may be received.
(4) For the purposes of this section-
"the urban area" means the Island of Hong Kong. Kowloon and New
Kowloon,
19. Broadcasting shall conform to the following specifications- (a) channels to be of eight megacycles per second band width; (b) frequencies to be in Band IV comprising four hundred and seventy to five hundred and eighty two megacycles per second; (c) the number of lives to be six hundred and twenty five.
Broadcasting requirements.
20. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations providing Technical for the technical requirements with which a licensee shall comply in requirements. broadcasting.
(2) The Television Authority may from time to time issue Codes
of Practice relating to the technical standards to be maintained with respect to...
(a) television channels;
(b) scanning specifications;
(c) pictures signal modulation;
(d) sounds signal modulation:
(e) transmitter characteristics;
(f) design of technical equipment; and
(g) maintenance of technical equipment.
Such Codes of Practice shall not be inconsistent with any regulations made under subsection (1).
(3) The decision of the Telecommunications Authority that a licensee is failing, or has failed, to comply with any regulation or Code of Practice made or issued under this section shall be Ünal,
21. (1) Where the Television Authority is of the opinion that a Inspection of licenses is failing to comply with any regulation or Code of Practice echical
equipment. made or issued under section 20 be, or any public officer authorized by him or any agent appointed by him, or the Telecommunications Authority may at all reasonable times inspect any of the technical equipment used by the licensee in broadcasting, and may question any director or servant of the licensee.
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