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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1984

SIR PHILIP VISITS TV AUTHORITY

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY AT CARRIAN CENTRE IN WAN CHAI.

SIR PHILIP WAS MET BY THE COMMISSIONER, MR ROBERT SUN,

WHO BRIEFED HIM ON THE WORK OF THE AUTHORITY.

THE PERCENTAGE OF FILMS AND TV COMMERCIALS PASSED BY THE AUTHORITY LAST YEAR WAS HIGH, MR SUN REVEALED.

OF THE 675 FILMS SUBMITTED IN 1983, 490 WERE PASSED WITHOUT CUTS. ONLY 19 WERE BANNED FROM PUBLIC SHOWING AND THE REMAINING WERE PASSED WITH CUTS, SAID THE COMMISSIONER.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TV COMMERCIALS SUBMITTED DURING THE SAME PERIOD WAS 6 342 AND SOME 80 PER CENT OF THESE, OR 5 064 WERE APPROVED. ONLY 37 OR LESS THAN 0.6 PER CENT WERE REJECTED.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE AUTHORITY ISSUED 147 LICENCES TO OPERATE AMUSEMENT GAMES CENTRES OUT OF THE 276 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, HE ADDED.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR ALSO MET A NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY AND SAW VARIOUS FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE TV AND RADIO MONITOR ROOMS, THE FILM PROJECTION STUDIOS AND THE CUTTING ROOM.

SIR PHILIP SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE LICENSING REGISTRY AND THE TV COMMERCIAL CONTROLLING UNIT.

CIVIL SERVICE PAY EXPLAINED XXX

THE CIVIL SERVICE DOES NOT DECIDE ITS OWN PAY, AND CERTAINLY DOES NOT DECIDE HOW ITS PAY SHOULD BE INCREASED, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR MICHAEL SZE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH, MR SZE SAID THE DECISION OF CIVIL SERVICE PAY RISE IS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

+BUT BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE, CERTAIN STEPS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN, HE SAID.

/MR SZE