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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1990

EXCO DECISION ON SATELLITE TELEVISION

TELEVISION

SATELLITE MASTER CABLE

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS CONSIDERED THE QUESTION OF

AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF DEREGULATING SATELLITE ANTENNA TELEVISION (SMATV) SYSTEMS ON EXISTING BROADCASTERS AND TELEVISION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

OF

IN COMING TO A DECISON, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TOOK ACCOUNT THE DESIRABILITY OF HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVING AS MUCH ACCESS AS POSSIBLE

TO

AND FOR

KEEP HONG KONG TO

UP WITH TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION

BALANCE DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS FIELD. IT ALSO HAD REGARD TO THE NEED TO

REGULATORY THIS AGAINST THE DESIRABILITY OF MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK FOR BROADCASTING.

"THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECIDED THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PUT (I.E. TVRO} UP A SATELLITE DISH CONNECTED TO A SINGLE TELEVISION SET WILL BE ALLOWED TO DO SO WITHOUT A LICENCE," HE SAID.

IS

INSTALLED

TO

DISTRIBUTE SMATV SYSTEMS), A SYSTEM TO BR ADVERTISING

ΤΟ

THOSE

WHERE A

SATELLITE DISH SINGLE

(I.K. SIGNALS TO MORE THAN ONE TELEVISION SET LICENCE WILL BE REQUIRED AS PART OF A NEW LICENSING INTRODUCED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE

LICENSEES COMPARABLE AND

STANDARDS PROGRAMME APPLIED TO EXISTING BROADCASTERS.

FOR SMATV

ACCOUNT

THE

"THE LICENSING SYSTEM WILL ALSO TAKE FULLY INTO NEED FOR A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK WHICH IS EQUITABLE AS BETWEEN EXISTING TELEVISION BROADCASTING FRANCHISEES AND NEW ENTRANTS TO THE INDUSTRY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SPOKESMAN MADE IT CLEAR

THAT EXISTING SMATV THE GOVERNMENT

REGIME TO BE SYSTEMS WILL

BE SUBJECT TO THE LICENSING EVENTUALLY INTRODUCED AND THAT FROM THE DATE OF THIS RELEASE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SMATV SYSTEMS WITHOUT LICENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED ENFORCEMENT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.

AND STRICT

OWNERS OF EXISTING SMATV SYSTEMS ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WITH

RECOMMENDATION BE

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ALSO DIRECTED THAT A

BROADCASTING LICENSING MADE TO THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON A

PROGRAMMES REGIME IN RESPECT OF THE UPLINKING OF SATELLITE TELEVISION

THE SAME FROM HONG KONG.

LICENSING REGIME WILL BE

TO THE

OTHER

CONSIDERATIONS

THE AS THOSE TELEVISION BROADCASTERS.

APPLICABLE

ON BASED LICENSING

OF

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