The Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority (HKBA) was an organisation responsible for licensing and regulating the broadcasting industry in Hong Kong. It was formed in 1987. The organisation was authorised to investigate complaints made regarding programmes, issue warnings and fines, or even suspend the license of the radio or television station.
廣播事務管理局 | |
| Abbreviation | HKBA |
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| Successor | Communications Authority |
| Formation | 1987 |
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Merger of | Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority Office of the Telecommunications Authority |
| Website | Official website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣播事務管理局 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣管局 | ||||||||
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Since April 2012, Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority, along with Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority and Office of the Telecommunications Authority was merged to form the Communications Authority.
Comparisons edit
Similar bodies around the world are:
- Australia: Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Canada: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- France: Superior Audiovisual Council (formerly the ORTF)
- United Kingdom: Ofcom
- United States: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
See also edit
External links edit
- Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority Homepage (in Chinese and English)