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Decisions of the Obscene Articles Tribunal
Question No. 8
Reply by the Honourable the Chief Secretary,
-Sir David Ford, KBE, LVO, JP
to a question by the Hon Peter C Wong, CBE, JP in the Legislative Council on 13 January 1988
8. Mr. PETER C. WONG asked;
Question How many articles have been classified obscene or indecent since the Control
of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance came into operation in September 1987, and how is Government monitoring public reaction to the new Tribunal's decisions?
CHIEF SECRETARY:
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During the period 1 September 1987 to 7 January 1988, 214 articles have been submitted to the Obscene Articles Tribunal for classification. 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.
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