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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1987

TELEVISION TALK HELD IN MACAU

EXPERTS FROM THE HONG KONG AND MACAU GOVERNMENTS MET IN TODAY (FRIDAY) TO DISCUSS MACAU TELEVISION'S EXPANSION PLANS.

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THE HONG KONG SIDE WAS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR MICHAEL WU, AND THE CHIEF ENGINEER, HONG KONG POST OFFICE, MR TONY WONG.

"THÊ DISCUSSIONS CENTRED MAINLY ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF MACAU TELEVISION'S PLANS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF THE SIGNAL STRENGTH TO BE EMPLOYED FOR TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS FROM MACAU." MR WU SAID ON HIS RETURN FROM MACAU.

THE TWO SIDES ALSO EXCHANGED INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRAMME AND ADVERTISING STANDARDS APPLIED TO TELEVISION TWO TERRITORIES.

BROADCASTING IN THE

MR WU SAID THE MEETING HAD BEEN VERY USEFUL IN ENABLING THÌ TWO GOVERNMENTS TO UNDERSTAND BETTER EACH OTHER'S POSITION AND SHOULD PROVIDE THE HONG KONG governmenT WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ΤΟ ASSESS THE EFFECT OF MACAU TELEVISION'S PLANS ON HONG KONG.

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A REPORT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETING WOULD BE SUBMITTED THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY AT ITS NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER ADDED.

BUILDING HEIGHT IN TWO NT AREAS RELAXED

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BUILDINGS AT LUEN WO HUI, FANLING AND SHEK WU HUI, SHEUNG CAN NOW BE CONSTRUCTED MUCH HIGHER FOLLOWING THE RELAXATION OF HEIGHT CONTROL IN THESE AREAS.

THE RELAXATION AIMED AT ENCOURAGING THE AMALGAMATION OF BITES FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT, IS ONE OF THE ITEMS INCLUDED THE NEW DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR FANLING/SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWN GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.

A BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID EXISTING BUILDINGS IN THE "HUIS" WERK SUBJECT TO A HEIGHT RESTRICTION OF 20 METRES (ABOUT SIX STORBYS).

HOWEVER, NEW BUILDINGS

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BR CONSTRUCTED ON SQUARE METRES OR MORE WERE NOW PERMITTED TO A MAXIMUM METRES (ABOUT 25 STOREYS).

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