WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1977
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TRANSFER OF ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND FILMS WILL NOW BE THE ISSUING AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS.
THIS FOLLOWS THE PASSING OF A RESOLUTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY TO TRANSFER THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF TELEVISION AND FILMS, AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT ORDINANCE.
IN MOVING THE MOTION, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. F.K. LI SAID THAT THE PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS WERE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO ALLOW THE STAGING OF NIGHT CLUB FLOOR SHOWS AS WELL AS SPORTING, CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL MAT-SHED EVENTS.
+ THE PERMIT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATELY ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND FILMS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER ASPECTS OF CENSORSHIP AND STANDARDS OF ENTERTAINMENT,+ HE SAID.
+ THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO APPLY A CONSISTENT SET OF STANDARDS TO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, CINEMA AND TELEVISION, AND ALSO ENABLE THE POLICE FORCE TO DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.+
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
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THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY. THE HON. DAVID JORDAN TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1976-77 COVERING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER AMOUNTED TO $73.1 MILLION.
OF THIS SUM, $12.2 MILLION WERE REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY IN HAND AND $8 MILLION FOR 23 PROJECTS RECENTLY UPGRADED TO CATEGORY A OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
MR. JORDAN SAID, OTHER ITEMS WORTH MENTIONING INCLUDE $20 MILLION AS A PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT MADE TO THE URBAN COUNCIL TOWARDS THE COST OF A SALARIES REVISION FOR STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ENGAGED ON UREAN COUNCIL BUSINESS, 43 MILLION AS THE FIRST INSTALMENT CF CAPITAL COSTS INVOLVED IN REPLACING AN EXISTING COMPUTER AND $4.7 MILLION FOR EQUIPMENT TO PRODUCE ALL GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAMMES IN COLOUR.
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