THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1988
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FILM CENSORSHIP BILL 1988 TO BE GAZETTED
CENSORSHIP BILL
THE THE FILM
1988, WHICH PROVIDES FOR
CLASSIFICATION, WILL BE INTRODUCTION OF A THREE-TIER SYSTEM OF FILM
IT (FRIDAY).
WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TOMORROW
INTRODUCED
INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MARCH 9.
OF
BILL
MANY REFLECTED A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE
THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS WHICH FIRST VIEWS EXPRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC
FOR STARTED ON APRIL 3 LAST YEAR WITH THE PUBLICATION OF A DRAFT BILL PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMENT.
"IN LIGHT OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED A PUBLISHED FOR FURTHER COMMENT ON NOVEMBER 5,
"THE
THE
REVISED DRAFT BILL WAS 1987.
BILL IS PUBLISHED
OF PRODUCT
THIS INTENSIVE
GROUP
FILM CONSULTATIVE EXERCISE WHICH INVOLVED THE LEGCO AD HOC
BOARDS, REPRESENTATIVES OF CLASSIFICATION, AND CENSORSHIP, DISTRICT
AND
THE
THE
FILM INDUSTRY AND
COMMUNITY,' HE SAID.
GROUPS INTERESTED
MEMBERS
ON
OF
THE BILL PROPOSES THE CENSOR
AS REGARDS THE FILM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, THAT FILMS INTENDED FOR EXHIBITION WOULD BE CLASSIFIED BY INTO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES:
CATEGORY
Ι
CATEGORY
[ I
CATEGORY
APPROVED FOR EXHIBITION TO PERSONS OF ANY AGE;
APPROVED FOR EXHIBITION TO PERSONS OF ANY SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT ANY
AGE
ADVERTISING
WHICH RELATES TO MATERIAL
THE FILM SHALL THE FOLLOWING CONTAIN
NOTICE OR A NOTICE ΤΟ THE LIKE EFFECT, IN BLOCK LETTERS AND CHINESE CHARACTERS PROMINENTLY AND LEGIBLY DISPLAYED "NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN".
—
APPROVED FOR EXHIBITION ONLY HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF 18.
TO PERSONS WHO
FILMS HAD BEEN THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CRITERIA FOR CENSORING MODIFIED AND THE PROPOSALS REPRESENTED A MORE LIBERAL APPROACH.
"THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT ADVERTISING MATERIAL IN THE FORM ADVERTISEMENTS AND SO ON FOR EXAMINATION POSTERS, NEWSPAPER EXEMPTION FROM EXAMINATION HAS BEEN DROPPED,'
THE
SPOKESMAN
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HE SAID.
PROPOSED
OF
ок
CATEGORY III VIEWING OF FILMS WHICH
ADDED 'THAT THE
RESTRICTED CALSSIFICATION WOULD PERMIT THE HITHERTO COULD NOT BE APPROVED FOR EXHIBITION.
REVIEW, SHALL CENSORSHIP BOARD OF
THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF CHAIRED BY A NON-OFFICIAL WITH NINE OTHER PERSONS (FIVE OF WHOM
THE BF
FILM
FILM DISTRIBUTORS, NON-OFFICIALS), AUTHORITY AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE REVIEW.
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