Only two disposals are likely to be completed by December: the state lottery and the former international broadcasting centre for the 2004 Athens Olympics, now a shopping mall.

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In 1998 he took over as training manager, responsible for the training of staff at the BBC Weather Centre and of broadcasting staff in the regions, and in 2000 became the broadcast manager of the BBC Weather Centre.

BBC: Weather - David Braine - BBC South West

The territory has one of the world's largest film industries and is a major centre for broadcasting and publishing.

BBC: Hong Kong profile

He also faced questions over the decision to sell the Langham building, opposite Broadcasting House, and build a new centre at White City.

BBC: Obituary: Alasdair Milne