TNAG-0265-FCO40-301-Legislation-for-copyright-in-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 52

(2) There are many buildings in the

urban areas of Hong Kong where an

aerial on a building itself (ADS)

will be ineffective, so that a

community aerial system (CATV) will

be required. It is not right

that members of the public in

such locations should be compelled

to go to only one company for their

reception equipment, with no guaran-

tee that that company will be able

and willing to instal such

equipment or that its charges for

doing so will be reasonable.

There

is no incentive for RTV to instal

systems for members of the public

to receive wireless television pro-

grammes only: TVB are accordingly

concerned as to what the position

would be if RTV were unable or

unwilling to instal such systems;

or if the latter would do so only

if its own service were also

installed; or if its charges for

doing so were too high:

(3) that certain technical conditions

in RTV's exclusive licence not

only make it clear that the

licence does not confer on RTV

any exclusive rights over communal

aerial systems, but that it

expressly prohibits RTV from

operating a system of this kind.

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