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The

a share should be "permanent residents of Hong Kong". absence of any nationality provision gives a green light

for foreign nationals to control

to control television companies in

Hong Kong.

5.

Since

the

Government

intends

to extend the

validity period of the renewed licence beyond 1997, the

abandonment of

of the nationality provision regarding the

control of a television company has an obvious implication

for the future Hong Kong SAR.

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