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For decision

on 26 July 1988

CONFIDENTIAL

XCC (88) 105 Copy No....

MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

THE PROBLEM

CA BLE TELEVISION

Annex A

On 12 July 1988

Members

considered memorandum Cable aspects of

XCC (88)97 on the broader telecommunications Television (CTV) and advised.

(a)

that

-

the

Government

in

should

encourage

the

provision

of

competition non-franchised tele-communications services;

(b)

that there

(c)

should therefore be

a second network with separate licences for the

the network and for provision of

the operation of cable television services;

that in order to diversify network ownership the holding of Hong Kong Telecommunications and its subsidiaries in the second network should be limited to 15%;

(d)

that international

for

should be invited

the of both the provision

network and television

tenders

cable

for

the

cable

television broadcasting licences and that to facilitate this, the tender

the tender period should be for six months from September 1988;

(e)

that

the

cable

television network

licence

should be for an overall period of 15 years with an exclusive period of three years after which the Government would review the case for a second cable TV operation;

(£)

that

(g)

(a)

network

licensee

television the cable should be allowed to offer telecommunications services not covered by existing franchises;

that under the existing licensing system Telco should continue to be allowed to continue the transmission of video signals;

that a negotiation with Telco on the question renewal of their exiscing voice Commence in early

of the franchise 1989; and

in 1995

in 1995

should

CONFIDENTIAL