PRINCIPAL officers of broadcasting stations may be required to be 'fit and proper persons', the Government said yesterday, following concern about Yu's criminal record.
Yu also owns satellite television company Chinese Television Network (CTN) which is scheduled to launch next month, initially targeting the Taiwanese and Singapore markets.
It plans to reach Hong Kong and the mainland in the long term.
Principal assistant secretary for Recreation and Culture, Peter Pelham, said the administration was considering putting such a provision in the omnibus Broadcasting Ordinance.
'This is a provision used in a number of overseas jurisdictions. There have been suggestions over a number of years that we should adopt this measure.' Since the airwaves were public resources, the authority had the responsibility to ensure the stations were properly run.
He said it was unlikely the provision would be retrospective.
The administration had yet to define 'fit and proper', Mr Pelham said.