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developers

in

Hong

Kong

(paragraph 23 of the memorandum)

and that public attention should

be drawn to the importance of

the Board's recommendation in

this respect and to the value of

developing cable television in

promoting competition

competition with the

off air TV companies;

(d) that the

announce

Administration

should

its willingness to

a

negotiate with Hong Kong

Telephone Company and any other

interested companies on

no-commitment basis (i.e. making

clear that there can be no

guarantee that such a pilot

scheme will be awarded to

interested companies

franchise will be

or that a

awarded on

completion of the scheme) to

conduct cable TV pilot schemes

(paragraph 24 of the memorandum)

and that on completion of

negotiations the

terms

and

conditions on which it

is

proposed to

license

pilot

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