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TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1989

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FUTURE CABLE TV NETWORK OPERATOR EXEMPTED FROM PAYING WAYLEAVE FEES

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THE FUTURE THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) DECIDED THAT

FEES CABLE TELEVISION NETWORK LICENSEE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY WAYLEAVE

NETWORK UNDER CABLE ITS TO THE

IT CONSTRUCTS GOVERNMENT WHEN GOVERNMENT LAND.

"THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION MEANS THAT THE

IN TREATED

THE NETWORK OPERATOR IN HONG KONG WILL BE OTHER UTILITY COMPANIES," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

FUTURE CABLE SAME WAY AS

BE

NETWORK WILL THE CABLE "THIS WILL ENSURE THAT COMPETE IN THE AREA OF NON-FRANCHISED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ON FOOTING WITH OTHER OPERATORS IN HONG KONG.

то

ABLE AN EQUAL

"HOWEVER, THE CABLE LICENSEE WILL HAVE TO

IF GOVERNMENT

IT RUNS

THROUGH CABLE

UTILITIES HAVE

PAY ΤΟ

FEES TO CIRCUMSTANCES."

GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT THE

IN

PAY A FRE ΤΟ THE TUNNELS. OTHER SIMILAR

THE GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN

NOTED

THAT

BIDDERS

FOR THE

LICENCE HAD ALL ASSUMED THAT THEY WOULD BE TREATED IN THE SAME WAY THE OTHER UTILITIES.

NOT

CTV AS

CABLE IN HONG

COME AS A SURPRISE TO THE "THIS DECISION WILL BIDDERS; IT WILL HELP THEM TO BUILD UP A VIABLE CABLE SYSTEM KONG, HE SAID.

SENIOR MEMBERS BRIEF LOCAL GROUPS

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SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, DAME LYDIA DUNN, AND

MEMBER SENIOR

OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ALLEN LEE, TODAY (TUESDAY) HELD A GENERAL BRIEFING SESSION FOR A GROUP OF AND INDUSTRIALISTS ON THE NATIONALITY ISSUE.

BUSINESSMEN

THE SESSION MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A SECOND ROUND OF BRIEFINGS FOR LOCAL GROUPS TO INFORM THEM OF OMELCO'S FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS TO URGE

BRITISH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE TO HONG KONG

SUBJECTS RIGHT OF ABODE IN BRITAIN AND TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND SECURE FUTURE THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

THE

FOR

THREE MORE BRIEFING SESSIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT TWO

DAYS.

/TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY)