SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1991
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CERTIFYING BODY TO IMPLEMENT HK-CANADA FILM/TV CO-PRODUCTION MOU
FOR A CERTIFYING BODY IS BEING PLANNED TO ADVISE THE SECRETARY
WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR RECREATION AND CULTURE WHO
NOT A PROJECT
STATUS UNDER MERITS CO-PRODUCTION
THE HONG KONG-CANADA FILM AND TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU).
AND
RACHEL CARTLAND
FILM SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR TODAY (SATURDAY) TO BRIEF THE LOCAL
INDUSTRY TELEVISION
ON THE MOU AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND CULTURE, MRS CO-PRODUCTION, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR RECREATION
SAID: "WE ARK STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILED BODY BUT WE EXPECT IT COMPOSITION OF THE CERTIFYING
TO COMPRISE INDUSTRIES AND, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL FILM AND TV TO ENSURE IMPARTIALITY, SOME PEOPLE OF GOOD STANDING IN THE BUT WITH NO DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE INDUSTRY."
"[T WILL. LIAISK WITH ITS
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CANADA, SHE SAID.
IN ADDITION, A HONG
CANADIAN
KONG/CANADA JOINT
COUNTERPART,
COMMUNITY
TELEFILM
THE
COMMISSION WILL MERT EVERY TWO YEARS TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOU, AND MONITOR OPERATIONS OF THE CERTIFYING BODY.
THAT "WR ARE CONFIDENT
WITHIN A FEW MONTHS WE WILL HAVE
WOULD IT
BE NICE ΤΟ SEE DEVISED A WORKABLE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME.
YEAR, WORK STARTING ON THE FIRST DO-PRODUCTION BEFORE THE END OF THE MRS CARTLAND ADDED.
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SUPPORT
PICTURE MRS CARTLAND THANKED THE MOTION
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATIVE LOGISTICAL AND (MPIA) FOR AGREEING TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOU.
PLACE, APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR
IN
OUT BY
TO THE
"THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE MPIA MEANS THAT ONCE THE SCHEME IS CO-PRODUCTION STATUS WILL BR DIRECTED AND THE PAPERWORK ASSOCIATION, MRS CARTLAND SAID.
OFFICES
WILL BE CARRIED
CHARGE A SMALL
SHE ADDED.
FFF To
COVER
"IT I IS LOKFLY THAT THE MPIA KELL THE COSTS OF PROCESSING THE APPLICATIONS,
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR WERE REPRESENTATIVES OF FILM AND THE
AND COMMISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA PROFESSIONALS FROM CANADA.
FILM
THE MPIA INDUSTRY
SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM COMMISSION, THE
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WAS ATTENDED BY A VISITING DELEGATION OF FILM
TELEVISION FROM WESTERN CANADA, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LOCAL FILM AND INDUSTRY, AND BUSINESSMEN,
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