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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1992
DISCS MADE
FROM
"THIS WOULD MEAN THAT VIDEOTAPES AND LASER TO BE SHOWN IN CINEMAS WOULD BE CLASSIFIED BY THE FILM CENSORSHIP AUTHORITY TO THE SAME STANDARDS.
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"A CATEGORY III FILM TURNED INTO A VIDEO WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD OR HIRED TO THOSE UNDER 18, WHILST A CATEGORY II ONE WILL HAVE TO BEAR A WARNING NOTICE THAT IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.
"ONLY A CATEGORY I FILM TURNED INTO A VIDEO CAN BE FREELY AVAILABLE TO ALL," HE ADDED.
MR 50 SAID IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, THE ADMINISTRATION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING AMENDMENTS TO THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE AND WAS AIMING TO INTRODUCE THE AMENDING LEGISLATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE NEXT SESSION.
HE THEREFORE MOVED ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO THE BILL TO DELETE THE PART CONCERNING THE PUBLICATION OF VIDEOTAPES AND LASER DISCS MADE FROM FILMS ALREADY APPROVED FOR EXHIBITION BY THE FILM CENSORSHIP AUTHORITY.
THE SECOND PART OF THE BILL WHICH PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO THE WORDING OF THE WARNING NOTICE TO BE DISPLAYED ON INDECENT ARTICLES WAS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE AD HOC GROUP AND WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
PADS INFORMATION SHARED WITH LEGISLATORS
IT HAS BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S AIM DURING THE FORMATION OF FINANCING PLANS FOR THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME ΤΟ SHARE WITH LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS ALL ESSENTIAL INFORMATION IT SHARES WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN LEE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR
THE TREASURY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID:
"ACCORDINGLY, I CAN CONFIRM THAT ALL FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON JULY 4 LAST YEAR HAS ALSO BEEN RELEASED TO MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL.
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HE SAID THE SAME INFORMATION WAS ALSO SHARED WITH THE AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.
THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE HAD SUPPORTED THIS PRACTICE, HE ADDED.
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