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TELEVISION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION moved

the Second Readong of : 'A Bill to amend the Television Ordinance'.

He said:

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I rise to move that the Television. (Amendment)

Bill 1988 be read the second time.

Sir, First of all I would like to apologise to Xon.

Members for the short time available for consideration of

this Bill. It is a complicated piece of legislation and

so it has not been possible to rush its preparation.

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the new licensing. conditions were announced.

including that on holding companies in March this year.

Therefore, the licensees have had plenty of time to make

plans to effect the necessary changes. It is desirable

that the more important conditions should be backed up by

legislation so that the licensees would have a degree of

certainty as regards the future regime. It is therefore

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proposed, that draft legislation should be introduese into, stet

indeed and/! hope disposed of, during this session of the Council

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in time to process the renewal of the existing licences

which will expire on 1 December 1988.

1 December 1988. The new licences

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will be valid for waive years, subject to

subject to a mid-term

review in 1994, when public hearings will be held.

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