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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994

AT THE MEETING, MR LEO KWAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP, BRIEFED MEMBERS ABOUT HIS RECENT DUTY VISIT TO SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE TO OBTAIN FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION OF REGULATORY SYSTEMS FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS THERE.

HE DESCRIBED THE TRIP AS VERY FRUITFUL AND REWARDING.

DURING THE VISIT, HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE REGULATORY BODIES AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRADE THERE.

HE FELT THAT THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE COULD BECOME A USEFUL POINT OF REFERENCE FOR SETTING UP A REGULATORY SYSTEM FOR ESTATE AGENTS HERE.

BA TO CONDUCT MID-TERM REVIEW OF ATV AND TVB LICENCES

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THE

ANNOUNCED ITS

BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (BA) TODAY (FRIDAY) WORK PLAN FOR THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE ATV AND TVB LICENCES THIS YEAR.

THE CHAIRMAN OF BA, SIR ROGER LOBO, SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE: "THE LICENCES OF ATV AND TVB WERE RENEWED IN DECEMBER 1988 FOR A TERM OF 12 YEARS EXPIRING IN DECEMBER 2000.

"BOTH LICENCES CARRY A CONDITION STATING THAT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO RENEWAL BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL ON A DATE TO BE DETERMINED BUT NOT BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 1994.

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BA IS THE STATUTORY BODY THAT REGULATES THE TELEVISION BROADCASTERS.

IT WILL BE CONCENTRATING ON EVALUATING THE LICENSEES' PERFORMANCE VIS-A-VIS THE VARIOUS STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND LICENSING CONDITIONS AND

AND WILL CONSIDER WHETHER ANY CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE то THESE CONDITIONS.

TO ACHIEVE THIS, BA WILL SOLICIT PUBLIC OPINION, ANALYSE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND REGULATORY BODIES INVOLVED IN MONITORING THE LICENSEES, AND INVITE SUBMISSIONS FROM THE LICENSEES THEMSELVES.

"AS TELEVISION VIEWING IS ONE OF HONG LEISURE ACTIVITIES, WE WARMLY WELCOME PUBLIC PROCESS," SIR ROGER SAID.

YEAR.

KONG'S MOST POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN THE

BA WILL BE HOLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THIS

OF

THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED, BUT A MINIMUM THREE WILL BE HELD COVERING HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TO ALLOW AS MANY PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AS POSSIBLE. DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED NEARER THE TIME.

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