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MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1985

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GOVERNMENT BROADCASTING

THE SURVEY ALSO COVERED PUBLIC VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT BROADCASTING, JUST OVER HALF OF TV-RADIO AUDIENCES THOUGHT THAT RTHK (AND RHK) HAD BEEN DOING ENOUGH, THROUGH ITS RADIO AND TV PROGRAMMES, TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND TO HELP THE PUBLIC TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT SOCIETY AND THE GOVERNMENT, AND ABOUT A THIRD THOUGHT OTHERWISE.

VIEWERS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THAT THE RTHK TV PROGRAMMES HAD MORE EDUCATIONAL VALUE THAN THOSE OF COMMERCIAL STATIONS. OVER HALF OF THE VIEWERS WANTED TO WATCH MORE CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES AND DOCUMENTARIES, DRAMA SERIES, AND INFORMATION AND SERVICING PROGRAMMES.

THE QUANTITATIVE NEEDS OF RHK LISTENERS IN THE RAD TO PROGRAMMES WERE FOUND TO BE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL AUDIENCE AT LARGE.

USEFUL REFERENCE

THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WERE EXPECTED ALSO TO BE USEFUL REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR THE WORK OF THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD AND TELA.

HK TEAM HEADING FOR U.S. ORIGIN TALKS

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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG NEXT WEEK FOR WASHINGTON FOR BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE NEW AMERICAN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN RULES ON KNITWEAR TO BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 4.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION INCLUDE MR ROBERT FOOTMAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR THOMAS YIU AND MR H.P. LEE, PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICERS.

THE TRIP FOLLOWS A RECOMMENDATION BY THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY IN GENEVA THAT HONG KONG AND THE UNITED STATES SHOULD CONFER, WITH A VIEW TO RESTORING THE BALANCE OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT, AND THAT THE PARTIES SHOULD, MEANWHILE, CO-OPERATE TO AVOID DISRUPTION TO THE ORDERLY AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S TRADE.

THE DELEGATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TWO INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS, MR STEPHEN CHEONG AND MR KENNETH FANG, BOTH MEMBERS OF THE TE TILES ADVISORY BOARD.

MR CHEONG AND MR FANG WILL ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 2.

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