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EXCO DECISION ON ISSUE OF SATELLITE TV UPLINK LICENCE

THE

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY AGREED TO ISSUE HUTCHVISION HONG KONG LIMITED A 12-YEAR NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENCE UNDER TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE ΤΟ UPLINK TELEVISION SIGNALS TO THE ASIASAT I SATELLITE TO PROVIDE PAN-ASIAN SATELLITE TELEVISION SERVICES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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THE LICENCE GRANTED COMPLIES WITH THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SATELLITE TELEVISION UPLINKING WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 30, 1990.

THE LICENCE CONDITIONS THUS PROVIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT

THE SERVICES ARE NOT TO BE ON THE BASIS OF SUBSCRIPTION FROM HONG KONG RESIDENTS;

FINANCING THROUGH ADVERTISING REVENUES IS NOT TO RELY PRINCIPALLY ON THE HONG KONG TELEVISION ADVERTISING MARKET;

THE LICENSEE IS NOT TO TRANSMIT ANY PROGRAMMES IN THE CANTONESE LANGUAGE BEFORE OCTOBER 30, 1993;

THE LICENSEE IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT MATERIAL BROADCAST DOES NOT INFRINGE OTHERS' COPYRIGHT AND FOR TAKING ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THE ACCEPTABILITY OF MATERIAL BROADCAST IN RECIPIENT COUNTRIES; AND

THE LICENSEE IS TO OBSERVE TELEVISION ADVERTISING AND PROGRAMME STANDARDS AS CURRENTLY APPLY IN HONG KONG EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THESE ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A PAN-ASIAN PROGRAMMING SERVICE WHICH SPANS SEVERAL TIME ZONES.

THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK WHICH PROVIDED FOR THESE CONDITIONS TO BE MADE WAS DESIGNED TO ENSURE EQUITABILITY VIS-A-VIS TELEVISION BROADCASTING FRANCHISEES BROADCASTING PRIMARILY то HONG KONG AUDIENCES.

DISCIPLINED SERVICES OFFICERS PAY APPROVED

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINED SERVICES SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ON THE PAY OF THE OFFICER RANKS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAIN CONCLUSION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE WAS THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RECRUITMENT RANK, EQUIVALENT OFFICER RANKS IN THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES HAD JOBS WITH BROADLY SIMILAR LEVELS RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD THEREFORE RECEIVE THE SAME LEVELS OF PAY.

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/THE STANDING