Item 10.2
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International Convention for the Suppression of the
Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications, 1923
and the Protocol“ amending the Convention, 1947
The Convention
The International Convention ΓΟΥ
for the Suppression
of the Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications
("the Convention") alms to devise effective means for suppressing activities involving obscene publications or objects (text at Annex A) It requires Contracting Parties to take all measures to discover, prosecute and punish any person engaged in offences relating to the circulation of and traffic in obscene publications which, under Convention, include trading, distributing, exhibiting, producing, possessing Or advertising obscene writings,
the
pictures, objects (Article 1).
posters,
emblems,
2-
photographs,
films
or other
Contracting Parties
undertake to enact adequate
legislation to give effect to the Convention and to make provision both for the searching of premises suspected of containing obscene publications or objects and for the
seizure, materials (Articles 4 and 5). They are also required to
Parties, through the authority
for InternationalAgreement
detention
and
inform other Contracting
under
the
destruction
of such obscene
the
designated Suppression of Obscene Publications (g.v.), where obscene publications or objects are produced or imported from so as to enable them to adopt appropriate measures (Article 6).
3.
at
on Geneva
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The Convention was concluded September 1923 under the auspices of the League of Nations
and entered into force on 7
Kingdom ratified the
1924. August
The United
Convention on 11 December 1925 and
applied it to Hong Kong on 3 November 1926 (reference at
Annex B.
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