CHINA {Hong Kong territory, 179 years British Empire colonial zone.People's rights and freedom for fifty years 1997 until 2047year [...] see <https:\\en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong> 1842 year - Treaty of Nanking, end of opium war: Hong Kong Island ceded in perpetuity ... Re: [WOR] Washington Post: China to pull BBC News off the air, state broadcast regulator says. Chinese-language content is not the subject here anyway. BBC World News is an exclusively English-language TV channel, its cable distribution in China was reportedly quite limited (not part of packages available to "ordinary" people) and routinely censored: <https:\\twitter.com/StephenMcDonell/status/1263638334372548608> So it's rather a symbolic step in retaliation for Ofcom withdrawing its licence a week ago, likewise resulting in the program being removed from British TV platforms immediately. By the way, can anyone open <http://nrta.gov.cn> No server connection here. What I find much more interesting is how the BBC is now out in Hong Kong, too. So far no statement from them. I'm curious if they will again go the appeasement route like in 2017 when RTHK had already relegated them to the night hours or will, perhaps, communicate the development this time in the same manner than recently the end of their cooperation with Aaj TV in Pakistan, thus making RTHK managers losing their faces. RTHK's small announcement: <https:\\app3.rthk.hk/press/main.php?id=1845> What their editorial offices still can do: <https:\\news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1575440-20210212.htm?spTabChangeable=0> And this one, with an alleged EU statement I see quoted only here and by Alibaba-owned SCMP which I consider insufficient for reproduction: <https:\\news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1575473-20210212.htm?spTabChangeable=0> (Kai Ludwig-D, wor Febr 12) Re: Washington Post: China to pull BBC News off the air, state broadcast regulator says <http://nrta.gov.cn> NEWSLETTER <https:\\translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=de&prev=search&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.de&sl=zh-CN&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://www.nrta.gov.cn/art/2021/2/12/art_113_55123.html&usg=ALkJrhgQIOFyJGTvQjb7xUFl5Ozea_8RZw> Release Date: 2021-02-12 00:00 hrs Information source: State Administration of Radio and Television Font: [ Da Zhong small ] Eye protection color: After investigation, the relevant content of BBC World News's China-related reports seriously violated the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Administration of Radio and Television" and the "Administrative Measures for the Landing of Overseas Satellite TV Channels", violated the requirements that news should be truthful and fair, harmed China's national interests and undermined China's national unity. Does not meet the requirements for the landing of foreign channels in China, the State Administration of Radio and Television does not allow BBC World News to continue to land in China , and will not accept its application for landing in the new year. (nrta.gov.cn; via wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12) RTHK dropped the radio service in 2017 year: <https:\\www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1BF0EG> Related to this, CGTN is off the air in Germany from today after the Ofcom license was revoked. Many European countries recognize broadcast licenses from other states to allow for trans-national television and it seems like CGTN was relying on the Ofcom license in Europe. <https:\\www.dw.com/en/chinas-cgtn-may-no-longer-broadcast-in-germany-after-uk-row/a-56550247> Martyn Williams Journalist and researcher North Korea Tech, 38 North, HRNK Cell: +1-650-391-4868 {San Francisco Bay Area code U.S. Alta California} Twitter @martyn_williams (US special item fellow - mostly on P5 land D.P.R.-KRE matter; wor Febr 12) Re: Washington Post: China to pull BBC News off the air, state broadcast regulator says. Various CGTN satellite propagate 23 programs via Thor, Eutelsat, Astra, Hotbird, satellites <https:\\www.satindex.de/lando/41/> Hotbird <https:\\www.satindex.de/tv/41/2/> 11034, 11585, 12149, 12577 H 27500 all on sat bc available, no sanction by EU nor NATO organizations yet. Astra <https:\\www.satindex.de/tv/41/1/> 11538 also on service, 19.30 UT Febr 12 Hotbird 12577 H 27500 <https:\\www.satindex.de/channel/8823/> 'CNC World English' HD TV, Economy channel at present now featured of Tibetan culture nationals; out of 65 China's different culture people sections, despite of the Mandarin Han people, now featured here at 19.48 UT on Febr 12. (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12)----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Cooper" <mikecoo...@speakeasy.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2021 3:56 PM Subject: [WOR] BBC Monitoring on RTHK/BBCWS Opinion divided in Hong Kong over move to stop relaying BBC By BBC Monitoring Commentators in Hong Kong are split over a decision by the local public-service broadcaster to stop airing BBC World Service content. State media in mainland China, however, are applauding the national media regulator's decision to disallow the airing of BBC World News TV. Hong Kong reactions The pro-Beijing daily Wen Wei Po has supported the decision by local public-service broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) to suspend the relaying of radio content from the BBC World Service, effective from 12 February. RTHK has also stopped airing a weekly programme in Cantonese produced by the BBC Chinese Service. A day after these developments, Wen Wei Po has reported a reaction from Leung Chun-ying (see the image below), a former chief executive of Hong Kong who's also an insider of the Communist Party of China, as he is the vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a party advisory body. The paper quotes a post from Leung on Chinese social media where he reprimanded some RTHK members who consider the BBC a role model. "Radio Hong Kong was set up for the need of the UK governing Hong Kong and for the benefit of the UK. Please don't be naive any more," Leung said. He added: "Yes, RTHK is a public broadcaster. To be exact, it is a public broadcaster in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and not a public broadcaster in Britain." Leung then went on to say: "Back then, all the British government departments in Hong Kong, including RTHK under the Broadcasting Department followed the British flag. Today's RTHK must also comply with the Chinese five-star red flag in the matter related to foreign affairs." [...] BBC Monitoring 13 Feb 21 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
