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This study compares the regulations and practices of cross media ownership in Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, utilizing a conceptual framework to explore triangular relationships between the government, service providers and. Government regulatory policies are then analyzed in the context of recent technological trends pushing media convergence. Study findings suggest that market size does not affect policy-making and that private ownership is the key determinant of policy outcomes. The relative merit of various regulatory approaches (i.e. “government- guided” vs. “market-oriented”) are discussed, alongside implications of cross media ownership changes wrought by technology. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study analyzing the working of Chinese cultural-linguistic market. It states that these markets reflects complex and dynamic historical process which underlies total global capitalist development. It further focuses on the Coding Initiative Policy (CCI) which was adopted by the Taiwanese government and various other Newly Industrialized Economies (NIEs) including Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea.