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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1991

"THIS IS A REASONABLE PERIOD FOR THE TRADE TO NEW DEMAND, AND ADJUST ACCORDINGLY," MR LAM SAID.

RESPOND то ANY

TRADE

HAD BEEN CITING EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THE VISUAL

MAY 1985, GIVEN AMPLE NOTICE OF NICAM'S INTRODUCTION, MR LAM SAID IN

GIVEN BY THE TWO TELEVISION A DEMONSTRATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY WAS

AND MANUFACTURERS AGENTS BROADCASTERS TELEVISION SETS.

FOR THE

PRESS,

SALES

SPECIFICATION

OF

FOR THE

EQUIPMENT

WAS

THE IN DECEMBER 1986, DISTRIBUTED BY TVB TO SALES AGENTS AND MANUFACTURERS.

IN MAY 1987, A TECHNICAL SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED JOINTLY AND THE RADIO ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.

BY TVB

ASPECTS

OF

RADIO ASSOCIATION IN JUNE 1988, THE POST OFFICE CONTACTED THE

ON THE TECHNICAL CONSULTED HONG KONG AND INTRODUCING NICAM BROADCAST.

OF

THEM

IN MAY 1989, THE POST OFFICE WROTE TO ALL TELEVISION

AND CONSULTED EQUIPMENT, AVAILABILITY OF NICAM-COMPATIBLE TELEVISION SETS.

THEM

KNOWN SUPPLIERS OF ABOUT THE PRICE AND

IN FEBRUARY 1990, TVB HELD A THEIR PLAN FOR TEST TRANSMISSIONS.

PRESS CONFERENCE AND ANNOUNCED

HARDLY BE "WITH ALL THESE CONSULTATIONS AND PUBLICITY, IT CAN

BY BY SURPRISE

THE FEBRUARY 1991 CAUGHT SAID THAT THE TRADE WAS

MR LAM SAID. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF NICAM BROADCASTS,

"

GOVT FORMULATES PROPOSALS ON PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

CONSIDERATION

ON

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW FORMULATING PROPOSALS FOR BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PUBLIC COMMENTS WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING FOR UPPER PRIMARY CLASSES (MIXED MODE AND THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT.

OPERATION)

EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR

HON DAVID THE HON JOHN CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE CHEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

RATIO BY THE MODE

MR CHAN SAID THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE CLASS-TEACHER

MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ΤΟ 1:1.4 WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE OF EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS FOURTH REPORT TO ENCOURAGE THE MIXED OPERATION.

UNTIL A DECISION WAS REACHED IN THIS REGARD, THE GOVERNMENT DID EXISTING WHOLE-DAY INTEND TO REVISE THE CLASS-TEACHER RATIO FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, HE ADDED.

NOT

/HOWEVER, THE