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For decision

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on 18 July 1989

XCC (89) 100 20 Copy No...

MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

THE FUTURE OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG

Annex A

THE PROBLEM

On

14 February 1989, after considering memorandum XCC (89) 24 which sought the Council' s advice on the introduction of the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Board of Governors Bill into the Legislative Council, the Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED inter alia, that a further

(not policy paper

to include a

be revised bill) should submitted to the Council. This should re-examine the issue with a view to establishing RTHK as a public broadcasting service largely funded by Government through a one-line

block vote.

RECOMMENDATION AND ADVICE SOUGHT

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It is recommended that

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

RTHK should be turned broadcasting corporation paragraph 9 below;

into а public as described in

the RTHK Board of Governors should be responsible to the Governor for running RTHK in accordance with policies approved by the Governor in Council and embodied in legislation (paragraph 10(a) below) and

should

comprise

only non-official members. The Chairman should be appointed by

by the Governor and other members by the relevant policy Secretary (paragraph 12 below);

the

Board

a

by means of subvention which

RTHK should be funded one-line discretionary would take into account income generated by RTHK itself and would be subject to the vot ing of funds by the Legislative Council. The policy Secretary concerned should be the Controlling Officer for the subvention (paragraph 13 below);

the existing civil servants in RTHK should be encouraged to bridge over to the new organisation, but should also be given the

as remain option

civil servant s (paragraph 15 below);

to

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