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On 5 March 1957, Rediffusion (Hong Kong) Limited
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a mbardiary of Riffimann hat of the U.K.,
(RTV(HK)), was granted an exclusive licence under the
Telecommunications Ordinance to operate a wired reÌX
television service, which could both originate
programmes and relay the programmes of other
broadcasters. The licence expires on 30 April 1973 and does not contain a right of renewal. In 1965,
after a public tender, a licence was granted under the Television Ordinance to Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) giving the Company an exclusive right to operate a wireless television service for five
years from 19 November 1967. Thereafter the licence Has to be
E renewable every five years on a non-exclusive
basis until November 1982.
Originally made representations to the FCO urging that
RTVIHK)
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they should be granted a broadcast television licence
by private agreement with the Hong Kong Government
recommended by the Working Party. RTV (HK) feared they
octervies would i incur heavy cash losses (they are already in a
difficult financial position) or might have to cease
operating on the expiry of their current licence in
April 1973. However, they were unofficially given to
For Harry Konsthes understand that RTV(HK) were strongly favoured as
operators of the second wireless television service and
were told by the Colonial Secretariat that tenders for
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