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POSTMASTER-GENERAL

THE HON ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, OBE

JP

THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN, CPM

MRS PAMELA CHAN WONG SHUI

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1984

DR LAM YAT-WAH

MR MICHAEL STEVENSON, JP

MR TSIM TAK-LUNG

MRS MAISIE WONG SHIN-U, JP

ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:

TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL ON THE BROADCASTING POLICIES TO BE ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE PERIOD FOLLOWING EXPIRY OF THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO LICENCES, IN 1988 AND 1989; THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE BASED ON:-

(B)

(A) ASSESSMENT OF THE LONG-TERM NEEDS OF THE POPULATION

AFTER 1988 FOR BOTH TELEVISION AND SOUND BROADCASTING, IN TERMS OF QUANTITY, VARIETY AND QUALITY;

EXAMINATION OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN RELATED FIELDS, SUCH AS CABLE SYSTEMS, DIRECT SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS, OFF-AIR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, MULTIPLEX, TELETEXT, DATA TRANSMISSION AND TÉLE- COMMUNICATION, IN RELATION TO COSTS AND WITH REGARD TO THEIR SUITABILITY FOR HONG KONG IN THE 1990'S AND BEYOND;

(C)

(D)

(E)

ASSESSMENT OF THE OPTIONS FOR ORGANISING COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS, SUCH AS INDEPENDENT STATIONS, A SINGLE TRANSMITTING ORGANISATION WITH PROGRAMME CONTRACTORS, RECEPTION VIA SATELLITE

ETC, HAVING REGARD TO THE BBC RELAY STATION BE ING SET UP IN HONG KONG;

ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCIAL AND MANPOWER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL BROADCASTING INDUSTRY:

CONSIDERATION OF THE CHANGES REQUIRED IN THE CONDITIONS OF ADVERTISING CONTROL, WITH A VIEW TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BANNING CERTAIN TYPES OF ADVERTISEMENT, ON THE ONE HAND, AND IMPROVING THE SOURCES OF REVENUE AND EARNING CAPACITY OF FUTURE LICENSEES TO PROVIDE A SOUND BASE FOR BETTER PROGRAMMES, ON THE OTHER;

/(F) ASSESSMENT