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8 October 1991

CONFIDENTIAL HKB 306/1

12 NOV1991 XCC(91)142

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Mr Rickelts

Mr Riordan

we now have

the paper.

MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

The China angle

has been considered

CORPORATIZATION OF RADIO TELEVISION

Cairly fully- THE PROBLEM

paras 25-28.

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weed to be

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HONG KONG

There is a need to determine in principle the arrangements for disestablishing Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and setting up Radio Television Hong Kong Corporation (RTHKC).

we should Not RECOMMENDATION AND ADVICE SOUGHT

It is recommended that -

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the

Eselo paper,

(a)

because most

the arrangements for disestablishing RTHK as described in paragraph 11 below; and

in HIEG do

(b)

Not fearer une get them.

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the organizational structure and remuneration package proposed for RTHKC in paragraphs 12-15 below

be approved in principle, and that the Chinese Government should now be consulted on the corporatization exercise.

Members will be asked to advise whether this recommendation should be approved.

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BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT

On 18 July 1989, after considering memorandum XCC(89)100 (at Annex A), the Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED that -

(a) Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) should be turned

into a public broadcasting corporation;

Executive Council