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8。

Mr So has mentioned specifically that Cable and

Wireless (Hong Kong) Ltd. and the Hong Kong China Gas Co.

Ltd. are

scheme of control. not operating under a

with the Gas Co.

I dealt

in my answer on 6 February 1985 when I

explained that it was not operating in a monopoly or

quasi-monopoly situation. As far as Cable and Wireless

(Hong Kong) Ltd. is concerned, all charges are sub ject to

the approval of

of the Telecommunications Authority, that is

the Postmaster General. As to the public mobile

radiotelephone service, Mr So has asked why that service

It scheme of control. a

is not subject to

of the scheme of control

on

was taken out

the advice of Executive

Council because the service is now offered on a

competitive basis.

9.

He complains that there are no standard rules for

determining which authority should determine or approve

charges and he has given examples. The reason why there

are no standard rules is simply that the schemes of

control or regulatory mechanisms were negotiated in

differing circumstances. Thus, arrangements which might

suit one utility do not necessarily suit another.

try to ensure is that the schemes and the control

mechanisms including the approving authority are

appropriate to the particular industry or utility

involved. The provisions of the schemes, and the

What we

/levels of