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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1985
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SELINA CHOW, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THESE WERE BEING DONE BECAUSE THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDERED THAT THE FILM CENSORSHIP AUTHORITY WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO PROPERLY ASSESS THE MATERIAL SUBMITTED, AND WHERE NECESSARY, TO CONSULT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADVISORY GROUP.
BEFORE THE NEW PROCEDURE WAS INTRODUCED, THE AUTHORITY GAVE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION TO ADVERTISING MATERIAL ON THE SPOT WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED.
HOWEVER, IT WAS THE AUTHORITY'S VIEW THAT THIS PRACTICE DID NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO SCRUTINISE PROPERLY ALL THE MATERIAL PRESENTED, SIR DAVID SAID.
+SUPPORT FOR THIS VIEW IS EVIDENCED BY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LOOSE STANDARDS BEING APPLIED TO FILM ADVERTISING MATERIALS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE IN NEWSPAPER,+ HE ADDED.
ACCORDING TO SECTION 5 OF THE PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT ORDINANCE (CAP. 172), ALL POSTERS, PICTURES, FIGURES OR THE TEXT OF ANY ADVERTISEMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FILM INTENDED FOR PUBLIC VIEWING MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE FILM CENSORSHIP AUTHORITY, THAT IS THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING, FOR APPROVAL.
ACTION AGAINST OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS PAYING OFF
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BOTH THE NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS DEEMED TO BE OBJECTIONABLE AND THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST THESE PUBLICATIONS HAVE DROPPED SINCE MAY THIS YEAR, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE YU-TAI, SIR DAVID SAID SINCE MAY THIS YEAR THE GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN FIRMER ACTION TO DEAL WITH THE SALE OF PUBLICATIONS DEEMED TO BE OBJECTIONABLE.
+FOLLOWING SEIZURES AT NEWSPAPER STANDS IN MAY, BOTH PUBLISHERS AND VENDORS BECAME MORE CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD PUBLISHED OR DISPLAYED FOR SALE, AND SOME HAD EVEN CEASED OR DISCONTINUED PUBLICATION, + HE NOTED.
SIR DAVID SAID THE NUMBER OF TITLES REQUIRING REGULAR SURVEILLANCE HAD DECREASED FROM 13 IN MAY TO ABOUT NINE AT PRESENT.
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