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BROADCASTING ORDINANCE (2) The Broadcasting Authority may, by notice in writing served on a licensee, exempt the licensee from complying with subsection (1) in relation to any parts of Hong Kong specified in the notice and during any period specified in the notice.

19. Television programmes for schools

The Broadcasting Authority may, by notice in writing served on a domestic free television programme service licensee, require the licensee to include in its licensed service, without charge, any educational television programme for schools supplied by the Government.

20. Television programme service locking device

A licensee (except a domestic free television programme service licensee) shall provide a television programme service locking device to the satisfaction of the Broadcasting Authority where its licensed service is—
 * (a) a domestic pay television programme service;
 * (b) a non-domestic television programme service provided in Hong Kong where a subscription is required to be paid for the service provided in Hong Kong; or
 * (c) an other licensable television service,

but excluding such a service provided to hotel rooms.

21. Restrictions on persons not regarded as fit and proper

(1) A licensee and any person exercising control of the licensee shall be and remain a fit and proper person.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a licensee shall, on or before the 1st of April of each year, provide information in the specified form to the Broadcasting Authority to enable the Broadcasting Authority to establish and verify whether the licensee or a person exercising control of the licensee is a fit and proper person.

(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply to a licensee which has been a licensee for less than 4 months.

(4) In determining whether a licensee or person exercising control over the licensee is a fit and proper person, account shall be taken of—
 * (a) the business record of the licensee or person;
 * (b) the record of the licensee or person in situations requiring trust and candour;
 * (c) the criminal record in Hong Kong of the licensee or person in respect of offences under the laws of Hong Kong involving bribery, false accounting, corruption or dishonesty; and