Revised
Question No 4
Reply by the Chief Secretary
to a question by The Hon Mrs Selina Chow
at the Legislative Council on 25 March 1987
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LA 30/
Question: Will Government explain to this Council why the classification system for theatrically released feature films has not been implemented in spite of plans to do so in 1986, what difficulties have been encountered, and what is, the realistic date for implementation?
EKD 301/1
RECEIVED R
- 6 APR 1987
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The Administration has proposed a system whereby films intended for public exhibition would be classified
into three categories. The categories are:-
I) films which
II) films which may be
may be shown to persons of any age; shown subject to conditions relating to their viewing by persons under 18 years; III) films which are only suitable
who are 18 years or
is designed in response
for viewing by persons
over. The
to public
classification system demand to protect impressionable young people from films
with
sex
and violence
which may
influence on
the
personality
have an
development
undesirable
and
social
behaviour of young people.