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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994

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A MEMBER OF BA, DR KENNETH LEUNG, IS STEERING A TELEVISION BROADCASTING SURVEY.

DR LEUNG SAID: "THE SURVEY IS AIMED AT COLLECTING PUBLIC OPINION ON BROAD AND GENERAL ISSUES RELATING TO WIRELESS TELEVISION PROGRAMME AND ADVERTISING STANDARDS, AND THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SUCH BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG.'

THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED REGULARLY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BA AND THE ADMINISTRATION AS TO THE CHANGING NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF VIEWERS.

THE SURVEY IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH COMPANY, USING A SAMPLE OF 2,000 HOUSEHOLDS.

WHILE THE FIELDWORK HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED, THE FINAL REPORT WOULD BE READY BY THE END OF MARCH AND THE RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED AT A LATER DATE.

"THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY PLUS THE ISSUES BROUGHT UP IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE CONSIDERED TOGETHER WITH THE STATISTICS AND INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR THE MID-TERM REVIEW, PRIOR TO DETERMINING WHETHER AMENDMENTS, IF ANY, ARE NEEDED TO THE CURRENT LICENSING CONDITIONS AND BA'S PROGRAMME AND ADVERTISING STANDARDS," SIR ROGER

SAID.

THE WHOLE PROCESS WOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SPEEDY IMPLEMENTATION OF URUGUAY ROUND PACKAGE URGED

THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, HAS A SPEEDY AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE URUGUAY PACKAGE.

FOR

CALLED ROUND

SPEAKING AT THE LUNCH MEETING OF THE CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES ON THURSDAY (BRUSSELS TIME), MR CHAU SAID THERE WAS A NEED TO

BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE CONSOLIDATE AND

URUGUAY ROUND IN A

DETERMINED WAY.

"IF

WE DO NOT MOVE QUICKLY ON THIS SUCCESS ΤΟ FOSTER A

ROLL CLIMATE FOR CHANGE, IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING TO POLITICAL

BACK BARRIERS AND SUBSIDIES, WE WILL LOSE MOMENTUM, HE SAID.

CHAU MR

OF SAID A CRUCIAL PART OF THIS WAS THE SETTING UP WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (WTO) WHICH WAS BOTH STRONG AND EFFECTIVE.

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"IF THE WTO IS TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY, IT MUST HAVE THE TO THAT COMES WITH A RESPECT FOR ITS RULES AND A WILLINGNESS

MEMBERS, LARGE AND ITS DECISIONS AND RULINGS BY ALL OF ITS SMALL, HE NOTED.

STATURE ACCEPT

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