Complaints Dealt with by the Director-General of Communications in August 2018
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Complaints dealt with by the Director-General of Communications in August 2018 In August 2018, the Director-General of Communications (“DG Com”) dealt with 132 cases (292 complaints) under the delegated authority of the Communications Authority (“CA”), of which 10 cases (10 complaints) were classified as minor breaches and 93 cases (250 complaints) as unsubstantiated. The remaining 29 cases (32 complaints) were found to be outside the ambit of the Broadcasting (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance. The monthly figures of complaints dealt with by the DG Com under the delegated authority of the CA from September 2017 to August 2018 are shown in Figure 1. Figure 2 shows the nature of the unsubstantiated complaints classified by the DG Com in August 2018. Figure 3 shows the nature of the complaints classified by the DG Com as minor breaches in the month of August 2018. Figure 1 Complaints dealt with by the Director-General of Communications from September 2017 to August 2018 Figure 2 Nature of the Unsubstantiated Complaints classified by the Director-General of Communications in August 2018 Figure 3 List of Complaint Cases classified by the Director-General of Communications as Minor Breaches in August 2018 Title Channel Broadcast Date Substance of Complaint TV Programme TVB J2 10.3.2018 Programme not “Music Station broadcast in Special” (Music accordance with Station) publicly announced programme schedules TV Programme TVB Jade 16.3.2018 Inaccuracy “News at 6:30” (六 點半新聞報道) TV Programme TVB Jade 4.4.2018 Inaccuracy “Good Morning Hong Kong” (香港 早晨) TV Programme HKCTV Sports 2 24.5.2018 No reasonable steps “FIVB Women’s Channel were taken to inform Nations League viewers of (26) - China Vs programme change Serbia” (世界女排 聯賽(26)-中國對 塞爾維亞) TV Programme HKCTV i-Cable 26.5.2018 Inaccuracy “Property Outlook” Finance Info (樓盤傳真) Channel Radio Programme RTHK Radio 1 3.7.2018 Inaccuracy “News at 6pm” (傍晚新聞天地) Title Channel Broadcast Date Substance of Complaint TV Programme TVB Finance & 6.7.2018 Inaccuracy “Market Wrap Up” Information (收市大檢閱) Channel TV Programme TVB Jade 8.7.2018 Inaccuracy “News at 6:30” (六 點半新聞報道) TV Programme now News 11.7.2018 Inaccuracy “now News” (now 新聞報道) TV Programme TVB Pearl 12.7.2018 Inaccuracy “News at Seven-Thirty” (七 點半新聞報道) .