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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 13 January 1988
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IEF SECRETARY: Sir, during the period 1 September 1987 to 7 January 1988, articles have been submitted to the Obscene Articles Tribunal for classifi- cation. Of these, 81 articles were classified as obscene, 123 as indecent and 10 were considered neither obscene nor indecent.
Public reaction to the working of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance, in the form of media comments and representations by the trade and the public, is monitored by the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing. These comments have been passed to the Registrar, Supreme Court.
MR. PETER C. WONG: Sir, of the 214 classifications, how many were made by the police and the public respectively?
CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, 79 were submitted by the police and 10 were submitted through the Office of the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing by members of the public.
MR. MARTIN LEE: Sir, is the Administration satisfied with such classifications?
CHIEF SECRETARY: Yes, Sir.
Written answers to questions
New immigrants from China
9. MRS. TAM asked: Will Government inform this Council of the present policy objectives and specific measures for integrating new immigrants from China into Hong Kong society and whether voluntary agencies are subvented by the Govern- ment to organise activities which assist new immigrants to adapt to the Hong Kong environment; if so, whether it has reviewed the adequacy of such subvention, and if no subvention is paid, what are the reasons?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, the Government's basic policy objective towards integrating new immigrants into the Hong Kong community is to provide them with an awareness of local social conditions and to create a generally supportive environment, so as to dispel any sense of alienation.
Social services are offered to all and no distinction is made between new immigrants and longer-term residents. Thus new immigrants from China can make use of the comprehensive network of welfare services provided by voluntary welfare agencies and the Government such as employment services, counselling and so on. To help them overcome adjustment difficulties arising from factors such as low academic standards, lack of skills, and language problems, social workers in welfare centres also organise group programmes and other activities. In particular, such programmes are provided in districts. with higher than average concentrations of new immigrants from China.