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ANNEX TO XCC(72)28

New Wireless Television Licences

Tentative Time-Table

Stage

Date

1

1.4.72 30.6.72

a)

2

1.5.72

3

1.5.72

4

1.9.72

Action

Television Working Group considers and makes recommendations on:

Conditions of Tenders

b) Tender Documents

c) Drafting instructions for amendments

to the Television Ordinance and Regulations

d)

New conditions for TVB's licence

e) New forms of wireless television licence

Advise TVB and Rediffusion of Government's policy on the future of television

Issue press release

Submit recommendations of Working Group to Executive Council together with draft Television (Amendment) Bill 1972 and Regulations

Submit Television (Amendment) Bill to Legislative Council

5

10.72

6

1.11.72

Offer TVB renewal of licence on new terms and conditions

7

1.12.72

Gazette notice inviting tenders for new wireless television licences

8

1.1.73

9

28.2.73

10

1.3.73 - 31.5.73

11

1.8.73

Offer to Rediffusion of an extension of the wired television licence

Closing date for tenders

Consideration of tenders by Television Selection Committee

Submission of recommendations to Executive Council

12

13

14

1.9.73

1.10.73

1.7.74

Offers of licences to successful tenderers

Grant of new wireless television licences

On-air date if Rediffusion obtains licence

1.4.75 30.9.75

On-air date if a tenderer other than Rediffusion obtains licence

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