Extract: Daily
Informator Bulletin
1
WEDNESDAY,
JULY
NEED TO SAFEGUARD COMMON GOOD STRESSED
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PA 30/1 ра
AS POS
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AS FAR AND THAT ANY EXCEPTION TO THAT PRINCIPLE MUST BE PROVEN TO BE FOR
THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WHEN THE GOVERAL OVERALL BENEFIT OF CONSIDERS THE NEED FOR FILM CENSORSHIP, THE CHIEF SECRETARY,
(WEDNESDAY}). DAVID FORD, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY
THE
HE ACDED THAT IF ANY RESTRICTION WAS TO BE IMPOSED, IT MUST THE MINIMUM NECESSARY TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMON GOOD.
HON MARTIN
MR FORD WAS SPEAKING AGAINST A MOTION MOVED BY THE LEE TO DELETE A CLAUSE OF THE FILM CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS 1987.
HE SAID THE AIM OF REGULATION
HONG
WAS 3A(VII)
ΤΟ SAFEGUARD THE JT FROM BEING USED AS
PREVENTING INTERESTS OF
KONG BY PROPAGANDA BASE AGAINST OTHER TERRITORIES.
SHOULD BE PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL.
IN CONSIDERING THE MOTION, HE SAID SERIOUS THOUGHTS
THE NEED TO GIVEN TO THREE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS FREEDOMS; THE IMPORTANCE TO HONG KONG'S ECONOMY RELATIONS WITH ITS TRADING PARTNERS AND THE PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHICAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG KONG.
OF MAINTAINING GOOD POLITICAL AND
THE RIGHT ONE TO NAKE."
"AS IN SO MANY CASES THE JUDGEMENT ON HOW TO STRIKE BALANCE BETWEEN THE VARIOUS PRINCIPLES IS A DIFFICULT MR FORD NOTED.
ΤΟ NEED
BASED
ON
HAVE ANY CENSORSHIP WHETHER THERE WAS A
HAD INDICATED THAT REGULATION 3A(VII), HE SAID THE ATTORNEY GENERAL UONG RONG, IN COMMON WITH MOST OTHER TERRITORIES, HAD A NATURAL DESTRO THE SCOPE FOR TO LIVE PEACEABLY WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS AND TO DIMINISH ANY HOSTILITY OR INTERNATIONAL RECRIMINATIONS.
THE VIEW ITS PEOPLE
ALSO TAKEN IN ADDITION, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD
LIVELIHOOD OF THAT BECAUSE HONG KONG'S WHOLE ECONOMY AND
ABILITY TO TRADE. THE TERRITORY'S WAS UNIQUELY DEPENDENT UPON ITS RELATIONS WITH ITS TRADING PARTNERS MUST NOT BE PUT AT RISK.
DO NOT SEE WHY WE SHOULD RISK "FOR BOTH THESE REASONS WE DAMAGE TO HONG KONG'S RELATIONS WITH OTHER TERRITORIES BY ALLOWING IT OF EITHER OUR TO BE USED AS A PLACE WHERE POLITICAL FILMS, CRITICAL
SHOULD BE SHOWN,
FORD MR NEIGHBOURS OR OF OUR TRADING ADDED.
PARTNERS,
ON
FA
FILMS WERE HE STRESSED THAT THE DECISIONS OF NOT TO SHOW SUCH
JUDGEMENT OF THE MADE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN INITIATIVE, BASED LIKELIHOOD OF THE FILM CAUSING OFFENCE TO OTHER TERRITORIES.
MR FORD POINTED OUT THAT OVER THE PAST 14 FILMS HAD BEEN SUBMITTED FOR CENSORSHIP.
YEARS ABOUT 10,000
ONLY ONE OR "A TOTAL OF 1 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE DEEN BANNED.
"
15 FILMS,
TWO
A
FRON YEAR,
NINE
/HE ADDED