TNAG-1695-FCO40-2351-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-1987 — Page 91

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

CONFIDENTIAL

TELNO 2270

OF 120605Z JUNE 87

TO

TOP COPY Q DIST ?

MUIR'S TELELETTER OF 23 APREL BRITISH TELEVISION NEWS SERVICE PROSPECTS

IT IS UNLIKELY THAT LOCAL COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS WILL WANT TO USE THE PROPOSED BBC NEWS SERVICE ON THEIR MAIN NEWS PROGRAMMES BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS (E.G. TO BROADCAST THE NEWS SERVICE UNEDITED)

MPOSED BY THE BBC AND THE SUCCESS OF THE NEWS PROGRAMMES BEING BROADCAST. THERE MIGHT BE INTEREST IN SHOWING THE PROGRAMMES OUTSIDE PRIME TAME VIEWING HOURS BUT THE PRINCE THE TV STATIONS WOULD PAY FOR THE PROGRAMMES MS LIKELY TO BE VERY LOW.

2. FOREIGN TV SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE NEW RECEIVABLE IN HONG KONG EATHER TERRESTRIALLY OR FROM SATELLITES

INCLUDE:

TERRESTRIAL TV SERVICES

SHENZHEN TV

HKD 306/1

**

GUANGZHOU TV

ZHUHAÐ TV

MACAU TV

SATELLITE TV SERVICES

CABLE NEWS NETWORK (CNN)

AUSTRALIAN BROADCAST COMPANY

U.S. ARMED FORCES NETWORK

CENTRAL TV OF PRC

RUSSIA TV

INDONESIAN TV

THAILAND TV

PHILIPPINES TV

MALAYSƐNAN TV

:

1 5 JUN 1987

FICER

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

mek

1910

3. RECEPTION IS LIMITED TO THOSE WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO RECEIVE THESE

SERVICES. NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON WHETHER THESE SERVICES

SERVED THE HINTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY HIN WHICH THEY HAVE ORIGINATED.

WILSON

YYYY

HMLNAN 4192

MINIMAL

HKO

INFO.D

NEWS.D.

CONFIDENTIAL

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