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First, the provision prohibiting programmes containing any matter which "is likely to be injurious to community well-being or morality, or otherwise undesirable in the public interest" is deleted because it is too vague and possibly inconsistent with the Bill of Rights.
Second, the restriction on the repeat of feature films is abolished.
A spokesman for the Broadcasting Authority said: "The Broadcasting Authority considered the restriction an unwarranted interference in the programming of the licensees.
"With the increase in the number of TV channels in Hong Kong, TV stations should be allowed to adjust their programme scheduling in response to the market force at play."
Third, advertisements on female sanitary products may be broadcast at any hour of the day.
However, the present restriction of two such advertisements in any hour (except in women's programmes where no more than three may be broadcast in a half-hour programme or five in a one-hour programme) should remain unchanged.
The spokesman said these changes arose from the mid-term review of the licences of TVB and ATV.
They had been made after considering public opinions and the views of the TV stations concerned. "The changes will take effect from March 13, 1995, " the spokesman said.
The Broadcasting Authority also considered a number of complaints against TV and radio programmes.
It decided to advise TVB, in respect of a promo for "Focus on Focus" showing excerpts of a male strip show, that material unsuitable for children's viewing should not have been screened in close proximity to the family viewing hours,
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