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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1989

CONSULTATION WITH THE "FOLLOWING A SERIES OF COMPREHENSIVE

REPRESENTING THE ELECTRICAL RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS. INCLUDING THOSE TRADE, WORKERS AND CONSUMERS. A NEW ELECTRICITY BILL WAS

THIS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

MAY IN

YEAR

WAS THE

AND INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL." SHE SAID.

APPROVED BY SUBSEQUENTLY

A COMPREHENSIVE REGULATORY "THE BILL PROVIDES FOR DEMARCATING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND CONSUMERS ON ELECTRICITY-RELATED MATTERS.

FRAMEWORK

SUPPLY COMPANIES

FOR A

REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR QUALIFIED WORKERS UNDER WHICH ONLY REGISTERED

IN WORK

ACCORDANCE WITH A SET OF

"IT ALSO PROVIDES

ELECTRICAL

AND CONTRACTORS WORKERS MAY PERFORM ELECTRICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

"SUBJECT TO THE PASSING OF THE BILL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE PROPOSALS WILL TAKE EFFECT BY PHASES NEXT YEAR.

"WHEN THE COMPLETE SET OF THE NEW

ELECTRICITY LEGISLATION IS

FULLY IMPLEMENTED. AND WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF ALL PARTIES CONCERNED, MORE EFFECTIVE AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A SAFE USE OF OUR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY,"

BROADCASTING IN HK ENTERING NEW ERA

FOR

SERVICES AND THAT HONG KONG SOPHISTICATED AUDIO VISUAL

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION, MISS BLAINE CHUNG. SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) COULD SUPPORT AND INDEED DEMANDED A MORE AND ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR.

IN HER TALK ENTITLED "BROADCASTING IN THE NINETIES

OF ADMIRALTY.

CHUNG

EXCITING SAID

THE TO

ROTARY CLUB

MISS TIMES AHEAD" BROADCASTING WAS ENTERING A NEW ERA OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT.

TECHNOLOGY.

"CHANGE IS BOTH INEVITABLE AND DESIRABLE. WITH NEW

OF DELIVERING TELEVISION AND THERE ARE NEW AND MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS RADIO SERVICES TO THE HOME. SHE SAID.

THE

FRANCHISES OF FOR RENEWED

TO REQUIRE

MISS CHUNG SAID THAT IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, THE

STATIONS WERE WIRELESS TELEVISION TWO EXISTING

INTRODUCED ANOTHER 12 YEARS. WITH NEW LICENCE CONDITIONS SUFFICIENT LEVELS OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

VARIETY SHOWS AFFAIRS,

PROGRAMMES. SHE

H

"THE PREVIOUS TV DIET OF DRAMA, SOAP OPERAS AND

MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CURRENT HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO INCLUDE A DOCUMENTARIES, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES AND ENRICHMENT

SAID.

"THE AMOUNT OF

FEATURE

FILMS.

ETC. IS

ADVERTISEMENTS, STATION

RESTRICTED

CAN BE

PROMOS,

REPEATS OF

BUT

VARIEDWITH

THE

BROADCASTING AUTHORITY'S APPROVAL."

/MISS CHUNG