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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1989

* THE NEW LICENCE WILL PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL BE

ADVERTISEMENT OR SPONSORSHIP BETWEEN 4.00 PM

COMMENCING

SPONSORSHIP

ON

DECEMBER

BY TOBACCO

TOTALLY PROHIBITED.

NO TOBACCO AND 10.30 1990 TOBACCO ADVERTISING

ON COMPANIES

RADIO WILL

11

THE

OR

PM.

AND BE

LICENSEES,

SPONSORSHIP

FOR

THE TELEVISION * IN LINE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS ON

THERE SHALL BE

ADVERTISING PROGRAMMES BROADCAST BETWEEN 4.00 PM AND 8.30 PM.

NO LIQUOR

THE

LICENSEE IS RESPONSIVE TO * TO HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE

ACTIONS,

THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS

ANY COMPLAINTS FROM LICENSEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER

COMPLAINTS RECORD WHICH MUST THE PUBLIC AND TO KEEP A SUBMITTED REGULARLY TO THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY.

BE

OF A WILL BE

THE SUBJECTS OF CROSS MEDIA OWNERSHIP, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

ON LIMITS AND POSSIBLE

ADVERTISING TIME RADIO LICENSEE CONSIDERED FURTHER.

LOCAL WATER SUPPLY SERVICE AMONG THE BEST

HONG KONG HAS ONE OF

AND ADVANCED

RELIABLE WATER ITS MANY CONSTRAINTS, THE

TODAY

A

AFTER (TUESDAY)

THE MOST

SPITE OF SUPPLY SYSTEM IN THE WORLD IN CHIEF SECRETRAY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID THIS VISIT TO THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.

WATER MODERN

TREATMENT

SIR DAVID SAID THAT DESPITE THE ULTRA FACILITIES AND THE EXTENSIVE WATER SUPPLIES NETWORK REQUIRED TO CONVEY

INDUSTRY-SUSTAINING

ΤΟ COMMODITY

SOME 5.6 MILLION RESIDENTS, THE CURRENT WATER TARIFF WAS EXCEPTIONALLY LOW.

THE

LIFE-AND

OF

"IN FACT, UNDER THE GRADUATED SCALE OF CHARGES. 16 PER CENT ALL DOMESTIC CONSUMERS WOULD PAY NOTHING FOR THE WATER THEY CONSUMED, EVERY FOUR MONTHS OF WHILE 55 PER CENT WOULD PAY LESS THAN $65 FOR CONSUMPTION," SIR DAVID POINTED OUT.

THE

NOW DEPARTMENT

HAS MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION REGISTERED CONSUMERS AND ON AVERAGE REGISTERS 9,300 NEW ACCOUNTS EACH MONTH,

AS PART OF ITS CONTINUING EFFORT TO UPGRADE AN AUTO-PAY SERVICE FOR PAYMENT OF WATER CHARGES WAS DECEMBER.

CUSTOMER SERVICE,

INTRODUCED LAST

66,000 GOVERNMENT

PAYMENT AND CONSUMER ENQUIRY CENTRES.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SERVICE, WHICH NOW

CONSUMERS, CAN BE OBTAINED REGISTERED

COLLECTION

CENTRES AND

EXTENDS TO OVER

FROM MAJOR

THE

BANKS + DEPARTMENT'S

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