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TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1989

"WE AIM AT FINALISING ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THIS FINANCIAL BOARD NO LATER THAN APRIL 1, 1990.

THE LEGISLATIVE AND STAFFING YEAR AND

THE RTHK

ESTABLISHING

"RTHK THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WILL THEN BE DISESTABLISHED

A AND RTHK WILL BECOME

PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION UNDER ITS BOARD OF GOVERNORS, HE SAID.

"

CORPORATION

WILL BE

DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, THE NEW GRANTED SUBVENTION ON A CASH BASIS INITIALLY BUT IT WILL START SETTING UP ITS OWN COSTING SYSTEMS IN ORDER THAT SUBVENTION MAY EVENTUALLY BE GRANTED ON A COST BASIS, THAT IS RTHK WILL BE CHARGED THE FULL COSTS OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, BUT THIS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF SUBVENTION.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT RTHK WILL BECOME A FULLY INDEPENDENT PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION BY THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1991-92.

OMELCO DELEGATION'S STATEMENT ON LONDON TRIP

*

FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE OMELCO DELEGATION TO LONDON, MRS ROSANNA TAM, MR STEPHEN CHEONG,

DR LEONG CHE-HUNG AND MRS ELSIE TU AT A PRESS BRIEFING AFTER THEY BRIEFED OMELCO MEMBERS ON THEIR RECENT TRIP TO LONDON AT A SPECIAL IN-HOUSE MEETING TODAY

(TUESDAY):

"MEMBERS OF THE OMELCO DELEGATION WHO HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM LONDON HAVE REPORTED TO OMELCO THIS AFTERNOON ON THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE WHILE WE WERE THERE. THE DELEGATION HAS SPENT A TOTAL OF FIVE WORKING DAYS IN LONDON FROM JULY 10 TO 14. DURING OUR STAY IN LONDON, WE HAVE MANAGED TO MEET ABOUT 30 MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS INCLUDING CHURCH PEOPLE BUSINESSMEN IN THE UK. WE FIND ALL THESE DISCUSSIONS BOTH USEFUL VALUABLE.

AND

AND AND

"WE FIND THAT OUR VISIT HAS PROVIDED A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS AND PEOPLE IN THE UK AND THIS HAS LAID A VERY USEFUL FOUNDATION FOR OUR FUTURE CONTACT. WE ARE AWARE THAT OUR CAUSE WILL NOT BE AN EASY ONE AND WILL TAKE SOME ΤΙΜΕ ΤΟ ACHIEVE SOME RESULTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS HONG KONG'S CASE FOR THE RIGHT OF ABODE. IN THIS REGARD AND IN PURSUANCE WITH SEVEN-POINT ACTION SCHEME ANNOUNCED EARLIER, WE NOW PLAN TO DO FOLLOWING:-

THE

THE

(A)

то CONTINUE OUR STRATEGY OF INFORMING MEMBERS PARLIAMENT AND BRITISH PUBLIC ABOUT HONG KONG'S CASE;

/(B) ΤΟ

OF