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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

28 June 1989

香港立法局 ——————一九八九年六月二十八日

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The purpose of the Bill is to extend the power of the Broadcasting Authority to cover radio broadcasting. To date the Broadcasting Authority has been concerned primarily with wireless television, although its advice has been sought on an ad hoc basis on a number of other broadcasting issues. With the imminent grant of a new licence to the Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited and the intended grant of a second commercial radio licence in 1990, this is clearly an appropriate time to extend formally the regulatory powers and functions of the Broadcasting Authority to radio broadcasting.

If the Bill becomes law, the Broadcasting Authority will be given similar regulatory powers and functions in relation to radio broadcasting as it already has in relation to television broadcasting. These include issuing codes of practice and directions to the licensee on programme, advertising and technical standards; imposing financial penalties for contraventions of the legislation, regulations, directions, codes of practice or licence conditions; conducting inquiries into the revocation of licences when directed to do so by the Governor in Council and dealing with complaints about radio broadcasting. The provisions of the Bill also include a right of appeal to the Governor in Council against decisions of the Broadcasting Authority.

Sir, I move that the debate be now adjourned.

Question on the adjournment proposed, put and agreed to.

ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) (AMENDMENT) Bill 1989

Resumption of debate on Second Reading which was moved on 31 May 1989

Question on the Second Reading of the Bill proposed, put and agreed to.

Bill read the Second time.

Bill committed to a Committee of the whole Council pursuant to Standing Order 43(1).