Supplementary to Question No. 4
in LegCo Meeting on 20.11.85
Mr. Lee Yu-tai:- Can the Chief Secretary inform this Council whether
or not the proliferation of pornographic literature has caused any
increase in sex related crimes such as indecent assaults and rapes?
The Chief Secretary:- No, Sir. I couldn't confirm that there is a
direct correlation between these two things.
Miss Dun:- What exactly does the Government do to quote the Chief Secretary
"to control and eliminate this objectionable trade"?
The Chief Secretary:- Sir, the police, the Customs and Excise Department
and the Legal Department are the main Government agencies for enforcing
the Objectionable Publications Ordinance. The Police Special Duties Squads
maintain regular surveillance in areas where objectionable publications
are known to be on sale. The Copyright Division of the Customs Investigation
Bureau carries out regular checks at various entry points into Hong Kong.
Staff of the Administrative Services and Information Branch of the Government
Secretariat also assist in closely monitoring the contents of registered
printed publications that are delivered to the Branch by local publishers
as well as in performing ad hoc surveillance at potential outlets of
objectionable articles.