Complaints dealt with by the Director-General of Communications in August 2015
In August 2015, the Director-General of Communications (“DG Com”) dealt with 195 cases (400 complaints) under the delegated authority of the Communications Authority (“CA”), of which 12 cases (12 complaints) were classified as minor breaches and 152 cases (335 complaints) as unsubstantiated. The remaining 31 cases (53 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 2014 to August 2015 are shown in Figure 1. Figure 2 shows the nature of the unsubstantiated complaints classified by the DG Com in August 2015. Figure 3 shows the nature of the complaints classified by the DG Com as minor breaches in the month of August 2015.
Figure 1
Complaints dealt with by the Director-General of Communications from September 2014 to August 2015
Figure 2
Nature of the Unsubstantiated Complaints classified by the Director-General of Communications in August 2015
Figure 3
List of Complaint Cases classified by the Director-General of Communications as Minor Breaches in August 2015
Title Channel Broadcast Date Substance of Complaint TV Programme ATV Home & 1.12.2014 Inaccuracy “News Bar Talk” Asia (把酒當歌)
TV Programme ATV Home 1.1.2015 Inaccuracy “News Bar Talk” (把酒當歌)
TV Programme ATV World 29.3.2015 Shortfall in “Main News and duration of news Weather Report” (新聞及天氣報 bulletin 告)
TV Programme Cable 9.4.2015 Language “News 1+1” (新聞 CCTV-News 1+1)
TV Programmes TVB Jade, HD 30.4.2015 & Inaccuracy “News Roundup” Jade & I News 1.5.2015 (晚間新聞) & “Overnight News” (深宵新聞報道)
TV Programme ATV Home & 29.5.2015 Inaccuracy “6:00 News” (六 Asia 點鐘新聞)
TV Programme TVB Jade, HD 9.6.2015 Inaccuracy “News Roundup” Jade & I News (晚間新聞)
TV Programme ATV Home & 12.6.2015 Inaccuracy “6:00 News” (六 Asia 點鐘新聞)
Title Channel Broadcast Date Substance of Complaint TV Programme ATV Home & 17.6.2015 Inaccuracy “6:00 News” (六 Asia 點鐘新聞)
TV Programme Cable No.1 24.6.2015 Inaccuracy “Finance Text” (金 Channel 融時段)
TV Programme TVB Jade 9.7.2015 Inaccuracy “Typhoon Update” (風暴消息)
TV Programme TVB Pearl 16.7.2015 Inaccuracy “News at Seven-Thirty” (七 點半新聞報道)