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The Bill before us provides the legal framework designed to ensure that in the coming years the off-air television licensee companies concentrate their efforts, energies and creativity on improving the quality television broadcasting and are responsive to the needs of

the community.

of

The Bill also gives legal effect to a number of

and recommendations of the Broadcasting Review Board,

Ostet subsequently these of the Broadcasting Authority,

They

were approved by the Governor in Council and announced to the public on the 15 and 29 March 1988, It is not

however, to deal with all of appropriate,

the new this

Some of the licensing conditions by means of the Bill. terms and conditions announced will be dealt with by means of subsidiary legislation, by the Codes of Practice issued under the Ordinance or by inclusion in the licence itself as licensing conditions, The three principal concerns of the legislative proposals are f

(i) ownership and control of off-air television

licensee companies;

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