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TELEVISION LICENSED,'

"THAT IS, SYSTEMS WHERE TELEVISION SIGNALS RECEIVED BY A DISH ARE DISTRIBUTED BY INTERNAL WIRED NETWORK TO MORE THAN ONE SET WITHIN ONE BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT, WILL REQUIRE TO BE HE SAID.

MR TSAO ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AN APPROPRIATE LICENCE TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE WAS NOW BEING DRAFTED, WITH THE

PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS:

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UNDER

FOLLOWING

THE

ONLY SIGNALS

INTENDED FOR

GENERAL

RECEPTION

SHOULD BE

DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SYSTEM;

*

NO SUBSCRIPTION FEES OR

PACKAGING OF

WILL PROGRAMMES

BE

ALLOWED; AND FINALLY

COMPLIANCE WITH ANY DIRECTION FROM THE GOVERNOR PROHIBITING THE DISTRIBUTION OF

PROSCRIBED

IN COUNCIL PROGRAMME

SERVICES.

MR TSAO SAID INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS IN HONG BASIS, HAVING REGARD ΤΟ

ON THE SATELLITE BROADCASTING SIDE, APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH SATELLITE BROADCASTING KONG WOULD BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE THE FOLLOWING MAIN CONSIDERATIONS:

* THE SIGNALS SHOULD NOT BE TARGETTED PRINCIPALLY

KONG AUDIENCE;

*

*

FINANCING

THROUGH ADVERTISING

REVENUES

SHOULD

AT A

HONG

NOT

RELY

PRINCIPALLY ON HONG KONG'S LOCAL TV ADVERTISING MARKET;

MAY

BE LEVIED BY THE NO SUBSCRIPTION FEE RECEPTION OF PROGRAMMES IN HONG KONG;

FOR THE MOMENT NO CANTONESE

LICENSER

FOR

LANGUAGE

PROGRAMMING

WILL

BK

PREVIOUSLY

PERMITTED EXCEPT THAT AFTER OCTOBER 30, CANTONESE

BROADCAST

IN

1993 PROGRAMME HONG KONG COULD BE

IN

REBROADCAST;

RELEVANT

THE LICENSEE MUST COMPLY WITH THE PROGRAMMING AND ADVERTISING STANDARDS AS LAID BROADCASTING AUTHORITY; AND FINALLY

THE LICENSEE TO BE RESPONSIBLE

STEPS TO ENSURE

THAT

RECEIVING COUNTRIES.

HIS

FOR TAKING PROGRAMMES ARE

TELEVISION DOWN BY THE

ALL REASONABLE

ACCEPTABLE

TO

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