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OUR TELNO 87 : DEBATE ON HONG KONG DEFENSIVE MATERIAL
WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING AREAS SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED :
(A)
LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF
CHILD II'S AND II MOTHERS: AND
(B) CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND, ON WHICH MPS HAVE BEEN LOBBIED BY HK PRESSURE GROUPS.
2. ON THE PUBLIC ORDER CAMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, WE ARE UNDER SOME PRESSURE FROM LEGCO MEMBERS TO CONDUCT A REVIEW. THE SENIOR MEMBER HAS WRITTEN TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY ON 11 JANUARY ASKING WHEN AND HOW
A REVIEW WOULD BE CONDUCTED. WE ARE CONSIDERING HOW TO RESPOND. (FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE PRELIMINARY STEPS TOWARDS THE CONDUCTING OF A REVIEW WILL BE TAKEN SHORTLY.)
3. THE FILM CENSORSHIP BILL IS BEING FURTHER REVISED TO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE FILM INDUSTRY AND FROM THE LEGCO
AD HOC GROUP DURING THE SECOND CONSULTATION PERIOD (WHICH ENDED IN
EARLY DECEMBER 1987). WE ARE AIMING TO GO TO EXCO ON 23 FEBRUARY
TO SEEK APPROVAL TO INTRODUCE THE BILL INTO LEGCO ON 9 MARCH. WE
INTEND TO RETAIN THE CLAUSE WHICH ENABLES CENSORS TO BAN FILMS THE
EXHIBITION OF WHICH MAY SERIOUSLY DAMAGE GOOD RELATIONS WITH OTHER TERRITORIES. (YOUR LATEST ADVICE ON THIS ASPECT WAS IN YOUR TELNO
3158 OF 2 DECEMBER 1987.)
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