WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1993
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LEGCO TOLD OF PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS BILL
THE GOVERNMENT WILL NEED TO GAZETTE THE BILL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS IF A DECISION ON TALKS THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES CANNOT BE REACHED IMMINENTLY.
ON THE BETWEEN
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE, IN HIS REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SZETO WAH IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR SZE SAID DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS HAD CONTINUED OVER RECENT WEEKS.
"WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE ARE READY ΤΟ TALK AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT ANY PRE-CONDITIONS IN AN EFFORT TO REACH AN UNDERSTANDING ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS.
"WE HOPE THAT FORMAL TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES CAN SOON BEGIN," HE SAID.
IN ORDER TO HELP THIS PROCESS THE GOVERNOR ON THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS DEFERRED SO FAR THE GAZETTING OF THE BILL ON THE ELECTIONS ARRANGEMENTS, OTHER THAN THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION BILL.
"WE DO RECOGNISE THAT THE CURRENT UNCERTAIN SITUATION CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH LONGER AND THAT WE WILL NEED TO GAZETTE THE BILL IF A DECISION ON TALKS CANNOT BE REACHED IMMINENTLY, MR SZE SAID.
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PROPOSED CONTROL OVER FILMS PUBLISHED AS
VIDEOTAPES AND LASERDISCS
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A BILL THAT SEEKS TO PLUG A LOOPHOLE IN THE EXISTING LAW ON THE PUBLICATION OF FILMS AS VIDEOTAPES AND LASERDISCS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE FILM CENSORSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES So, SAID ALL FILMS THAT HAD BEEN CLASSIFIED UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE HEN PUBLISHED AS VIDEOTAPES OR LASERDISCS WOULD BE SUBJECT ΤΟ THE AME CLASSIFICATION GIVEN BY THE FILM CENSORSHIP AUTHORITY AND SUBJECT
THE CONTROL OF THE SAME ORDINANCE.
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IN ADDITION, THOSE THAT WERE CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORY III WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD OR HIRED TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EACH OF THIS PROVISION WILL ATTRACT A MAXIMUM FINE OF $200,000 PRISONMENT FOR 12 MONTHS.
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