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The
Broadcasting Authority
The Broadcasting Authority (the Authority) is an independent statutory
body established under the Broadcasting Authority Ordinance (BAO)
(Cap. 391) for the regulation of the broadcasting industry. Its
role is to regulate licensed television and radio broadcasters in
Hong Kong through provisions in the Broadcasting Ordinance (BO)
(Cap. 562), the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) and the
BAO.
The Authority has the following
functions:
- To grant and renew licences for the provision of non-domestic
and other licensable television programme services;
- To make recommendations to the Chief Executive in Council on
applications for and renewal of domestic free and domestic pay
television licences and sound broadcasting licences;
- To prepare and revise codes of practice setting standards for
television and radio broadcasts;
- To administer the relevant provisions in the BO, including the
competition provisions, as well as those in the broadcast licences
and the codes of practice issued by the Authority;
- To ensure compliance by the licensees with the regulatory requirements
governing such broadcasts;
- To secure proper standards of television and sound broadcasting
with regard to both programme content (including advertisements)
and technical performance of broadcasts; and
- To deal with complaints about broadcasts and impose sanctions
on the broadcasters, if necessary.
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