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+AND AT THE PRESENT MOMENT, I'M INVOLVED IN THE HOUSING SOCIETY, ON DEVELOPMENT SIDE. SO I DO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE IN THAT AREA.+
BUT HE STRESSED THAT THE REPORT WAS PURE SPECULATION+. THE CORPORATION ITSELF WAS DOING THE PROCESS OF SELECTION, HE ADDED.
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SIR DAVID DISAGREED THAT HE HAD ANY BITTERNESS ABOUT NOT CONTINUING WITH HIS JOB. HE SAID: +WHEN I FIRST LEARNT THAT I'LL BE RETIRING AT 60, I DIDN'T FEEL ANY BITTERNESS AT ALL. SIXTY, AS I SAID YESTERDAY IN MY SPEECH TO HEUNG YEE KUK IN YOUR CHINESE TRADITION IS QUITE AN IMPORTANT YEAR. AND IT IS A GOOD YEAR TO CHANGE.
+LEAVE IT A BIT LATER AND IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO CHANGE,+ HE SAID.
FILM STANDARD ADVISORY BOARD PLANNED
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THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY BOARD TO ADVISE ON FILM STANDARDS AND TO MONITOR THE CENSORIAL PROCESS, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR ADOLF HSU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ADDRESSING THE ZONTA INTERNATIONAL LUNCHEON MEETING ON +PUBLIC VIEWS AND FILM STANDARDS+ MR HSU SAID THAT THE BOARD, WHICH COULD BE NON-STATUTORY AND DISTINCT FROM THE CENSORIAL PROCESS PRESCRIBED IN EXISTING LEGISLATION, WOULD HELP MAINTAIN AN OVERVIEW OF THE CENSORSHIP PROCESS.
IT WOULD ALSO MINIMISE THE SUBJECTIVE JUDGMENTS ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ACT AS A SAFEGUARD AND SOURCE OF GUIDANCE TO CENSORS.
+IT IS CERTAINLY THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION THAT THIS BOARD SHOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO IDEAS PUT FORWARD BY LAY PERSONS AND THE TRADE AND SHOULD BE APPRECIATIVE OF THE POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF THE FILM MEDIUM, HE SAID.
MR HSU SAID THAT IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE ADVISORY BOARD WOULD HAVE A LAY PERSON AS ITS CHAIRMAN, WITH A PREPONDERANCE OF MEMBERS BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND INCLUDING PERSONS ACTIVE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
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