GRS 250
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO HIMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1858
OF 14112OZ MAY 87
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CONFIDENTIAL
HAD 3011
ANY DAT
MY SECOND HPT : "FM WERE FOR REAL**
mak 1815
THE POLITICAL ADVISER HAS ADVISED THAT THE EXHIBITION OF THIS FILM WOULD DAMAGE GOOD RELATIONS WITH OTHER TERRITORIES. THE CENSOR HAS DECIDED TO BAN THE FILM AND WILL SHORTLY INFORM THE DISTRIBUTOR IN THE USUAL WRITTEN FORM THAT THE FILM CANNOT BE SHOWN IN HK. WHILE WE DO NOT INTEND TO PUBLICISE THE BANNING OF THIS FILMA PRESS ARE BOUND TO GET WIND OF THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY. IN REPLY TO ANY PRESS QUEST MONS, WE WILL USE THE Q AND AM THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH,
Q : UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY?
A: PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT ORDNANCE (CAP 172) AND FILM CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS MADE UNDER INT.
Q: HAVE THE VIRES OF THE LEGISLATION BEEN CALLED INTO QUESTION? A : EXISTING LAW WILL BE APPLIED UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS DECLARED #LLEGAL BY THE COURT.
Q: WHAT IS THE CHANNEL FOR APPEAL?
A: TO THE FILM CENSORSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW.
Q: ANY OTHER FILMS OF THAS CATEGORY CURRENTLY BEFORE THE CENSORS? A: NONE. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE.
THIS MS THE ONLY FILM PREVIOUSLY BANNED AND CURRENTLY BEFORE
THE CENSOR.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D. (FE)
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MR MCL REN MR GILLMORE
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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