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reason claim the right to raise their advertising charges (and thus increase their profit) because of the increased audience. The value to RTV would of course be that the might attract further subscribers but this would not detract from TVB's revenue. In their view therefore both TRV and TVB stand
to gain.
If further consultations, in the light of experience from 1967-70, should convince the two parties that RTV's proposals had something in the for both sides, and that, as a result, TVB agreed not to press for the legislation aimed at RTV it seems to me that in return RTV might well be ready to concede the case on aerials. This would make it possible for TVB to use ADS aerials put up by any contractor. Would you agree that it was worth while to try to cut the Gordian know by getting the two sides together - perhaps under Government chairmanship? If this led to agree- ment and hence to there being no need to include the contentious clauses at present envisaged and if in consequence Parliamentary obstruction here was unlikely, this would be excellent.
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Agreement between the parties would clear the way for the early introduction of the Order in Council and consequently for the extension of the U.K. Copyright Act of 1956 to Hong Kong for which the Board of Trade and others and not
least yourself - have so long been pressing. An alternative, either because you see the likeli hood of compromise being possible or simply to ge a move on with the main legislation on copyright on which you were not so keen when we suggested it before (paragraph 7 of Commonwealth Office No. 479 saving of 5 August, 1968) is to bring in the legislation forthwith leaving out Clause L This would then fall to be dealt with by amendmen if the two parties once more fail to agree.
7. It will, I know, be exceedingly tiresome for
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