XN000022-1990-09-03 — Page 10

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1990

MUST ALWAYS BE TAKEN

STUDY HAS EXPERTS'

TO BE THE ADMINISTRATOR'S CONSIDERATIONS,"

"THE EXPERTS' VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT, AND

BUT

OF INTO

THE DEPTH ACCOUNT, RECONCILED WITH THE BREADTH OF HE SAID.

THE

NOTING THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF

THE INTERNATIONALISATION

NEW TECHNOLOGY WAS BRINGING OF BROADCASTING, PARTICULARLY ABOUT

ADDED THAT

CULTURAL TELEVISION PROGRAMMES,

CHUI

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE WAS HELPFUL IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.

MR

ARE CONCERNED "BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BROADCASTING AUTHORITIES

MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN PROGRAMMES WHICH

IN OF THE DIFFERENCE

CULTURAL WITH THEIR OWN STANDARDS, BACKGROUND AND MORAL STANDARDS, MR CHUT SAID.

BECAUSE

"MEASURES ARE BEING DEVISED TO PROTECT

FROM SUCH POREIGN PROGRAMMES.

++

THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES

HE

ADDED THAT

THERE

WAS

MUCH

ROOM

FOR

INTERNATIONAL

CO-OPERATION THROUGH NEGOTIATION AND THAT THIS TREND HAD MERELY BEGUN.

FREEDOM OF

"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS RESPECTED THE THE PRESS, AND THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION," MR CHUI SAID.

THE

ADVANCEMENT

"IT SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE AND THERE IS ALSO A STRONG TREND OF DEREGULATION.

OF

TELECOMMUNICATION

NEED ΤΟ "HOWEVER, IT PAYS DUE REGARD TO PUBLIC OPINION ON THE

UNACCEPTABLE PROGRAMMES FOR PUBLIC CONTROL UNDESIRABLE OR VIEWING.

MORALLY

PUBLIC "THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED TO STRIKE A FAIR BALANCE IN THE

APPLIED EQUITABLY INTEREST WHILE STANDARDS AND CONTROLS MUST ALSO BE TO ALL BROADCASTERS USING THE SAME TYPE OF MEDIA," MR CHUI SAID.

THE RECREATION AND CULTURE THE ECONOMIC SERVICES

FOR THE COMMISSIONER

POLICY THAT AND

INTO INPUT

IN THIS CONNECTION, MR CHUI SAID BRANCH WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH POSTMASTER GENERAL, ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING,

AND

SUBJECTS WAS WELL CO-ORDINATED.

"THE MERGING

OF POLICY

RECREATION

ALSO AND CULTURE

SCHEDULES HELPS TO

BRANCH, THE TELEVISION

AND

BROADCASTING

BETWEEN BROADCASTING AND

THE FACILITATE

BENEFICIAL INTERFACE BETWEEN SUCH SUBJECT AREAS.

IMPORTANT

INTERESTS OF EXISTING ARE INTRODUCED, 80

"THE GOVERNMENT PAYS DUE REGARD TO THE BROADCASTING SERVICES WHEN NEW TYPES OF SERVICES THAT EQUITABLE ARRANGEMENT IS MADE.

"THE GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES FREE COMPETITION, AND ONLY SEEKS INTERVENE IF IT IS NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

IT

ΤΟ

CAN ΤΟ FACILITATE

"THE GOVERNMENT IS GIVING ALL THE HELP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MODERN CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM.

/"IT ALSO

Page 10Page 11