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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1989

GOVERNOR VISITS ATV

(MONDAY) THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY

THE TELEVISION LIMITED (ATV). THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME

RENEWED IN VISITED THE STATION SINCE ITS LICENCE WAS YEAR.

VISITED

ASIA

GOVERNOR HAD DECEMBER LAST

THE

BY THE CHAIRMAN OF

BOARD OF THE GOVERNOR WAS GREETED

AND) DIRECTORS, DR CHENG YU-TUNG; THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, MR LIM POR-YEN;

ATV WHO BRIEFED HIM ON THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTER OF COMPANY'S DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

IS

DEMONSTRATING

"I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE COMMITMENT THAT ATV TOWARD THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG.

"THE COMPANY HAS CLEARLY BECOME A MORE COMPETITIVE THE PAST YEAR IN TERMS OF ITS PROGRAMMING AND MARKETING.

FORCR OVER

"THE PUBLIC STANDARD AND VARIETY GOVERNOR SAID.

HAVE

FROM BENEFITTED

TELEVISION OF

THE IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMMES

IN

THE

AVAILABLE,"

THE

ACCOMPANIED

BY

THE SECRETARY MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, SIR DAVID TOURED INCLUDING THE NEWS AND PRODUCTION PICTURE OF THE WAY THE DEPARTMENTS OPERATED.

RECREATION

DEPARTMENTS

FOR SEVERAL OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS TO GAIN A BETTER

AND

CULTURE,

SIR DAVID SAID THAT HE WAS DEDICATION OF

THE STAFF AND

BY

IMPRESSED BY THE PLANS FOR ATV'S

EFFICIENCY

AND

NEW

PRODUCTION

FACILITIES.

AT

THE

NEWS CENTRE,

THE GOVERNOR

OBSERVED

A

LIVE NEWS

BROADCAST IN CHINESE.

"LIVING IN A DYNAMIC, COSMOPOLITAN INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND FINANCIAL CENTRE, HONG KONG PEOPLE

NEWS

FOR REPORTERS

OUR

CITY

WHICH

AND UP-TO-THE-MINUTE

AN ATV PLAYS

IS AN RELY ON NEWS ACCURATE

AND IMPORTANT PART IN

INFORMATION FROM AROUND THE WORLD. MEETING THESE NEEDS, SIR DAVID SAID.

IN THE STUDIOS, THE COSTUME DRAMA AND THE FILMING OF A TALK SHOW.

WATCHED GOVERNOR

THE REHEARSAL OF A

YEARS FOR

AND A

CHALLENGING

"THE 1990'S WILL BE INDUSTRY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CABLE TV RADIO STATION.

THE BROADCASTING SECOND COMMERCIAL

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF AND FACILITIES, THE TO OFFER THE

COMMITMENT TO THE "WITH THEIR OBVIOUS BROADCASTING IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING, STAFFING

SHOULD BE IN A POSITION STATIONS TWO WIRELESS TV COMMUNITY HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMES.

"I FEEL SURE THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RISE TO OF THE COMING DECADE," SIR DAVID SAID.

THE CHALLENGES

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