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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

香港立法局 一九八九年七月十九日

19 July 1989

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we have proposed two Committee stage amendments. They are mostly technical in nature and I will explain them in greater detail when the Council is in Committee.

With these remarks, Sir, I support the motion.

SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION: Sir, I should like to thank the Honourable LEUNG Wai-tung for her support and to thank the members of the OMELCO ad hoc group chaired by the Honourable Ronald ARCULLI for scrutinizing with such efficiency the Telecommunication (Amendment) Bill and the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill at a time when OMELCO has been particularly busy.

I wholeheartedly agree with Miss LEUNG's remarks about the need for the Broadcasting Authority to expand its role in future given the development in sound broadcasting. Sir, it is also intended that the authority's formal responsibilities should further be expanded at an appropriate time to cover cable television.

Sir, Miss LEUNG's proposed amendments at the Committee stage to both Bills are indeed of a technical nature and they are designed to further clarify the meaning of these clauses. I have no objection to these proposals.

Sir, with these remarks, I move that the Bill be read the Second time.

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

Bill read the Second time.

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

BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989

Resumption of debate on Second Reading which was moved on 28 June 1989

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