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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1988

GOVERNOR VISITS RTHK

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DURING A VISIT

OF

TODAY (THURSDAY} ΤΟ RADIO TELEVISION HONG 'KONG, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID

WILSON, CONFIRMED THAT WORK ON THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTING UP AN INDEPENDENT BOARD GOVERNORS TO WHICH RTHK WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, INCLUDING „OF THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION, WAS NOW NEARING COMPLETION.

THE DEPARTMENT'S CHANGE OF STATUS IS EXPECTED AROUND APRIL NEXT YEAR FOLLOWING THE APPOINTMENT PROVISIONAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS THIS NOVEMBER.

PREPARATION

TO TAKE PLACK OF THE RTHK

SIR DAVID WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS VISIT BY THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE, WHO BRIEFED HIM ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

RTHK HAD GROWN FROM A STUDIO HOUSED IN THE OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING IN PEDDER STREET IN 1928 TO A DEPARTMENT WITH 770 STAFF AND BROADCASTING 700 HOURS OF RADIO PROGRAMMES WEEKLY ON FIVE ENGLISH AND CHINESE CHANNELS, SIR DAVID WAS TOLD.

IT NOW ALSO PRODUCES 12 HOURS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TELEVISION PROGRAMMES EACH WEEK FOR TRANSMISSION BY THE TWO COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS AND EIGHT HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR SCHOOLS EVERY WEEK DURING TERM TIME, HE NOTED.

THE GOVERNOR LATER TOURED THE NEWSROOM, RADIO AND TELEVISION STUDIOS, EDITING AND ART SERVICES AREAS AND MET SENIOR STAFF.

GOVT ON TARGET FOR LICENSING CTV OPERATOR IN 1989

TARGET FOR

LICENSING A CABLE YEAR, THE SECRETARY PETER TSAO, SATD

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW WELL ON TELEVISION (CTV) OPERATOR BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT, FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR TODAY (THURSDAY)

OF THE

MR TSAO WAS GIVING A TALK ON THE "FIVE W'5" OF CTV IN HONG WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE AND WHO AT A LUNCHEON MEETING ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH.

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