Hong Kong Ordinances

BROADCASTING ORDINANCE - SECT 11

Extension or renewal of licence

(1) The Chief Executive in Council or the Broadcasting Authority, as the case
may require, may, during the period of validity of a licence, extend or renew
the licence, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, to take
effect upon expiry of the validity of the licence.

(2) A licensee shall submit to the Broadcasting Authority an application in
the specified form-

   (a)  for the extension or renewal of its licence; and

   (b)  not less than 24 months, or such shorter period as the
        Broadcasting Authority may specify in a particular case, before the
        date on which the period of validity of the licence expires.

(3) The Broadcasting Authority shall, in respect of a domestic free 
television programme service licence or domestic pay television programme 
service licence, as soon as is practicable after the receipt of an application
under subsection (2) and, in any case, not later than 12 months before the
expiry of the period of validity of the licence, submit recommendations to the
Chief Executive in Council in relation to the extension or non-extension or
renewal or non-renewal of the licence, and where appropriate, the conditions
subject to which the licence may be extended or renewed.

(4) Where subsection (3) applies to a domestic free television 
programme service licence, or a domestic pay television programme service
licence, which may be extended or renewed for a period of 6 years or more, the
Broadcasting Authority shall conduct a public hearing in accordance with
procedures for the hearing determined by the Broadcasting Authority.

(5) Where recommendations are made under subsection (3), the Chief Executive
in Council shall consider them and as soon as is practicable-

   (a)  extend or renew the licence to which they relate subject to such
        conditions as he thinks fit specified in the licence; or

   (b)  decide not to extend or renew the licence.

(6) In the case of a non-domestic television programme service licence or an
other licensable television programme service licence, the
Broadcasting Authority shall, at a time reasonable in all the circumstances of
the case before the expiry of the licence-

   (a)  extend or renew the licence subject to such conditions as it thinks
        fit specified in the licence; or

   (b)  decide not to extend or renew the licence.