Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority

Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority

影視及娛樂事務管理處
Agency overview
Headquarters	39/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Employees	155 (March 2008)[1]
Annual budget	147.8m HKD (2008-09)[1]
Agency executive	Ms Maisie Cheng, Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing
Website	Office of Communications Authority

Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority or TELA (Chinese: 影視及娛樂事務管理處) was an entertainment regulatory agency in Hong Kong under the Government of Hong Kong.

On 1 April 2012, TELA merged with Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority and Office of the Telecommunications Authority to create a new authority, the Communications Authority.

Mission

Staff of TELA informing in a HK school

The agency's goal is to follow the standards for taste and decency accepted by the community. It monitors broadcasting services and publications. If needed, it provides a service for censorship.

Previous Commissioners

• Cheung Po Duk 張寶德（1995—1996）
• Chan Juk-duk 陳育德（1996—2002）
• Wong Long-si 黃浪詩（2003—2007）
• Maisie Cheng 鄭美施（2007—2010）
• Lau Ming-gwong 劉明光（2010-2012）

See also

• Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority
• Office of the Telecommunications Authority

References

External links

• www.tela.gov.hk

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