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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1988

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ADVERTISING WILL BE ALLOWED ON CTV. THE MAXIMUN PERMITTED PER CHANNEL WILL BE FIVE MUNUTES PER HOUR AND FIVE PER CENT OF TOTAL BROADCASTING TIME ON THAT CHANNEL.

"HOWEVER, WE SHALL FAVOUR PROPOSALS WHICH OFFER ADVERTISING THAN THIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, POINTING OUT EXISTING ADVERTISING STANDARDS WOULD APPLY TO CTV.

AS FOR THE NETWORKING SIDE, THE SPOKESMAN

MUST PRIMARILY SERVE THE CTV BROADCASTER.

LESS

THAT

SAID: "THE NETWORK

"THE CTV LICENSEE WILL RE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE TO A SPECIFIED MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOMES EACH YEAR THE NETWORK IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE SHALL FAVOUR BIDS WHICH BETTER THIS MINIMUM AND PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE MORE QUICKLY,

It

"WE SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT THE NETWORK IS DEVELOPED SO AS TO SERVE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE TERRITORY AND WILL NOT BE RESTRICTED ΤΟ THOSE PARTS OF HONG KONG WHICH ARE THE EASIEST TO SERVE OR OFFER THE' GREATEST PROFITS FROM NON-FRANCHISED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPRVICES.'

ALTHOUGH THESE BASIC CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED, THERE REMAIN MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF CTV PROVISION WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN SPECIFIED, AND FOR WHICH THE INTERESTED COMPANIES MAY MAKE THEIR PROPOSALS.

"WE SHALL BE LOOKING FOR BIDS OFFERING QUICK A FULL SERVICE, LOWER INSTALLATION AND SUBSCRIPTION VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING AND A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY LOCAL AUDIENCES.

ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES, GREATER PROGRAMMING FOR

HAND TO MAKE WHICH IT CAN

"THE INTENTION IS TO GIVE THE COMPANIES A FREE PROPOSALS SO THAT THE BA WOULD HAVE A WIDE CHOICE FROM MAKE ITS RECOMMENDATION FOR A CTV SYSTEM THAT BEST SUITS LOCAL NEFDS, HE ADDED.

PROVISIONAL, TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE RELEASED

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ON A YEAR-ON-YEAR

COMPARISON, HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS GREW FASTER IN JUNE THAN IN EACH OF THE PRECEDING THREE MONTHS. RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO SHOW SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH.

WHILE

THESE DETAILS ARE SHOWN IN THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN JUNE 1988 WAS $18,126 MILLION, $1,837 MILLION OR 11.3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1987, WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 52.1 PER CENT OR $7,661 MILLION $22,359 MILLION.

TO

/THE VALUE