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AS WITH RAPE AND BUGGERY, THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE DONE TO A VICTIM FORCED то PERFORM ORAL DEPENDS ON A WIDE RANGE OF FACTORS, SUCH AS THE VIOLENCE USED, AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, HE SAID.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE DONE TO VICTIMS FORCED TO PERFORM ORAL SEX IS LESS THAN THAT EXPERIENCED BY VICTIMS OF RAPE AND BUGGERY, HE ADDED.
GOVT VALUES VIEWS IN LEGCO DEBATES
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE ΤΟ THE VIEWS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSED IN DEBATES OF THE COUNCIL, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, SAID.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG YING-YEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), SIR DAVID SAID THE MEMBERS' VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE FORMULATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH POLICIES.
"WHERE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE, FOR POLICY OR RESOURCE REASONS, TO AGREE TO PROPOSALS SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS IN DEBATES, THE GOVERNMENT WILL STATE CLEARLY THE REASONS, HE ADDED.
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CONTROLLED USE OF PYROTECHNICS IN THE PIPELINE
THE GOVERNMENT IS DRAWING UP PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES TO FACILITATE THE GRANTING OF PERMITS FOR THE CONTROLLED USE OF PYROTECHNICS IN THEATRICAL, FILM AND TV PRODUCTIONS.
THE RELEVANT INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN CONSULTED ON THESE PROCEDURAL
GUIDELINES.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MAN SAI-CHEONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR SO EXPLAINED THAT APART FROM SAFEGUARDING PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING THAT OF THE FILM CREW AND PRODUCTION TEAM, THESE GUIDELINES WERE ALSO DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRIES.
"WE HOPE TO PROMULGATE THESE GUIDELINES SOON, POSSIBLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS," MR SO SAID.
SINCE 1967, THE GOVERNMENT FIREWORKS WHICH INCLUDE PYROTECHNICS.
THIS BAN IS STILL IN FORCE.
HAS IMPOSED A GENERAI. BAN ON
/PERMITS TO