Hong Kong Ordinances

BROADCASTING ORDINANCE - SECT 34

Appeal to Chief Executive in Council

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a licensee

(including a person seeking to be a licensee) aggrieved by-

   (a)  a decision of-

        (i)    the Broadcasting Authority in the exercise of a discretion
               conferred on it under this Ordinance or the
               Broadcasting Authority  Ordinance ( Cap 391) (including a
               decision to specify a condition in a licence); or

        (ii)   the Telecommunications Authority in the exercise of a
               discretion conferred on him under this Ordinance;

   (b)  anything contained in a direction, order, or determination, under this
        Ordinance; or

   (c)  anything contained in a Code of Practice, may appeal by way of
        petition to the Chief Executive in Council, not later than 30 days
        beginning on the date of the relevant decision, the issue or making of
        the direction, order, or determination, or the publication of the
        Code of Practice, as the case may be.

(2) Subject to sections 31(4) and 32(7), pending the determination of an
appeal under subsection (1), the licensee shall comply with the matter
mentioned in that subsection being appealed against.