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(Released on 16 December 2014) the CA Considered Cases of Dissa Complaints dealt with by the Communications Authority (“CA”) (released on 16 December 2014) The CA considered cases of dissatisfaction with the decisions of the Director-General of Communications (“DG Com”) on complaint cases. Having considered the recommendations of the Broadcast Complaints Committee, the CA decided to uphold the decisions of the DG Com on 43 cases of dissatisfaction with the decisions of the DG Com. The list of the cases is available in the Appendix. 16 December 2014 - 2 - Appendix List of Cases of Dissatisfaction with the DG Com’s Decisions Title Channel Broadcast Substance of Decision being Date Complaint upheld TV Programme ATV Home 12 & Inaccuracy Minor breach “ATV Focus” (ATV 13.3.2014 焦點) TV Programmes ATV Home & 21.5.2014 Inaccuracy Minor breach “12:30 News” (十二 Asia 點半新聞) , “6:00 News” (六點鐘新聞) & “News Report” (新 聞報道) TV Programme TVB Pearl 27.5.2014 Inaccuracy Minor breach “News At Seven-Thirty” (七點 半新聞報道) TV Programme ATV Home 29.6.2014 Inaccuracy Minor breach “Mark Six” <Live> (六合彩 <現場直播 >) Radio Programme CR 1 31.7.2014 Inaccuracy Minor breach “The Summit” (光明 頂) TV Programme ATV Home 24.4.2014 Inaccuracy & Minor breach & “12:30 News” (十二 unfairness unsubstantiated 點半新聞) respectively TV Programmes “The TVB Jade 12.12.2013; Indirect Unsubstantiated Green Room” (今日 22.12.2013 & advertising VIP), “Jade Solid 9.3.2014; Gold” (勁歌金曲) & 12.3.2014 “Extra” (娛樂頭條) TV Programme TVB Jade 18-20.2.2014 No sponsorship Unsubstantiated “Welcome to the identification House” (高朋滿座) - 3 - Title Channel Broadcast Substance of Decision being Date Complaint upheld TV Programme TVB Jade 25.2 & No sponsorship Unsubstantiated “Welcome to the 5.3.2014 identification House” (高朋滿座) TV Programme TVB Jade & HD 19 & Unfairness Unsubstantiated “Scoop” (東張西望) Jade; TVBNV 20.3.2014 TVB Encore TV Advertisement for TVB Jade & HD 5.4.2014 Misleading claim Unsubstantiated “Lee Kum Kee Soy Jade Sauce” (“李錦記醬 油”廣告) TV Programme ATV Home & 25.4.2014 Undesirable Unsubstantiated “ATV Focus” (ATV Asia behaviour & bad 焦點) influence on children TV Programmes TVB Jade, HD 25.4.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated “News at 6:30” (六點 Jade & I News; 半新聞報道), “One TVBNV TVB Hour News At 7:30” Window & (無綫 7:30一小時新 TVBN 聞) & “News Roundup” (晚間新 聞) TV Programme “Go! TVB J2 12 – No sponsorship Unsubstantiated Yama Girl” 15.5.2014 identification Radio Programme CR 1 15.5.2014 Crude language & Unsubstantiated “The Summit” (光明 sexual 頂) connotation TV Programme “Go! TVB J2 19 – No sponsorship Unsubstantiated Yama Girl” 22.5.2014 identification TV Programme ATV World 27.5.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated “Main News” (新聞) TV Programme “Go! TVB J2 26-29.5.2014 No sponsorship Unsubstantiated Yama Girl” identification TV Programme TVB Jade 2.6.2014 Indirect Unsubstantiated “Shatin Dragon Boat advertising & Races 2014” (甲午年 non-programme 沙田龍舟競渡) material - 4 - Title Channel Broadcast Substance of Decision being Date Complaint upheld TV Programme “Go! TVB J2 2 – 5.6.2014 No sponsorship Unsubstantiated Yama Girl” identification TV Programme ATV Home & 10 & Gambling & Unsubstantiated “Views on Hong Asia 11.6.2014 unsuitable for Kong” (香江怒看) broadcast during the family viewing hours TV Programme TVB I News 16.6.2014 Inaccuracy & Unsubstantiated “News Report” (新聞 impartiality 報道) TV Programme ATV Home & 20.6.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated “Vision on Asia International Finance” (國際財經 視野) Radio Programme RTHK Radio 4 24.6.2014 Inaccuracy & Unsubstantiated “Hourly News unfairness Summaries” TV & Radio Cable Live 2.7.2014 Crude language Unsubstantiated Programme News, now “Legislative Council Direct, TVBNV Meeting” (立法會會 TVBN 2, RTHK 議) Radio 5 & RTHK DAB 35 TV Programme “City RTHK (TVB 6.7.2014 Discrimination Unsubstantiated Forum” (城市論壇) Jade) TV Programme “6:00 ATV Home & 13.7.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated News” (六點鐘新聞) Asia TV Programme Cable News 13.7.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated “News” (晚間新聞) TV Programme “now now News 13.7.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated News” (now新聞報 道) TV Programme TVB Jade & HD 27.7.2014 Offensive Unsubstantiated “Shades of Life – Jade language & Same Root” (我們的 illegal act 天空 – 同根生) - 5 - Title Channel Broadcast Substance of Decision being Date Complaint upheld TV Advertisement for TVB Jade, HD July – August Disturbing Unsubstantiated “Prudential Jade & Pearl; 2014 Material & Insurance” (“保誠保 Cable Finance untruthful claim 險”廣告) Info TV Programme “Koi TVB Jade 13.8.2014 Indirect Unsubstantiated Kei Bakery Special: advertising The Olden Days And New Age of Macau” (澳門鉅記餅家呈 獻:細味時代的巨輪) TV Programme TVB HD Jade 16.8.2014 Indirect Unsubstantiated “Dolce Vita” (明珠生 advertising 活) Radio Programme RTHK Radio 1 18.8.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated “Talkabout” (千禧年 代) Radio Programme CR 1 20.8.2014 Inaccuracy & Unsubstantiated “The Summit” (光明 unfairness 頂) TV Programme TVB Jade & HD 4 – 6, 13, 21 Denigration Unsubstantiated “Nowhere Girls” (沒 Jade; TVBNV & 26.8.2014; 女大翻身) TVB Encore & 5 – 7, 14, 22 & 27.8.2014 TV Advertisement for TVB Pearl 1.9.2014 Indistinguishable Unsubstantiated “Leading Brands of advertisement the World Timepieces” (細說名 牌名錶匯) TV Programme now News 11.9.2014 Illegal act & Unsubstantiated “News Magazine” (時 impartiality 事全方位) TV Programme TVB I News 12.9.2014 Inaccuracy Unsubstantiated “Good Morning Hong Kong” (香港早晨) Promo for “Unleash TVB HD Jade 13 & Non- Outside the remit Your Creativity” 14.3.2014 implementation of of the CA (“2014打開創意天 conditions of 空”宣傳片) competition - 6 - Title Channel Broadcast Substance of Decision being Date Complaint upheld Radio Programme CR 1 4.8.2014 Inaccurate Outside the remit “The Summit” (光明 pronunciation in of the CA 頂) talk show Radio Programme CR 1 14.8.2014 Inaccurate Outside the remit “The Summit” (光明 pronunciation in of the CA 頂) talk show TV Programme TVB Jade, HD 14.10.2014 Presentation in Outside the remit “Scoop” (東張西望) Jade; TVBNV infotainment of the CA TVB Encore programme .
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