WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1993
VIDEOTAPES
THE CONTROL OF ARTICLES MADE PURELY FOR PUBLICATION AS AND LASERDISCS AS OPPOSED TO EXHIBITION IN A CINEMA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE, MR SO NOTED.
UNDER THE BILL. APPROVAL IS DEEMED TO BE GIVEN TO A FILM то BE PUBLISHED AS A VIDEOTAPE OR LASERDISC WHEN A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION IS GRANTED FOR ITS EXHIBITION
IN CINEMAS.
MR SO SAID: "THERE IS NO NEED TO SEEK SEPARATE APPROVAL FOR PUBLICATION. HOWEVER, WHEN IT IS PUBLISHED AS A VIDEOTAPE OR LASERDISC, IT IS REQUIRED TO DISPLAY APPLICABLE CLASSIFICATION SYMBOLS AND WARNING NOTICES.
"THIS
REQUIREMENT IS ALSO EXTENDED TO ANY RELATED
ADVERTISING
MATERIALS.
ANOTHER PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS TO INCREASE SOME OF THE PENALTY LEVELS SO AS TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED DETERRENT EFFECT.
A
IT TS PROPOSED THAT THE MAXIMUM CASH PENALTY FOR EXHIBITING FILM WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION WOULD BE INCREASED FROM $50,000 TO $200,000.
THE PENALTY FOR EXHIBITING A CATEGORY III FILM то JUVENILES WOULD BE RAISED FROM $10,000 TO $50,000 ON THE FIRST OR SECOND CONVICTION AND THAT FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS REMAINS UNCHANGED AT $100,000.
то ALLOW THE INDUSTRY ADEQUATE TIME то COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AMENDED PROVISIONS, THE BILL WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT SIX MONTHS AFTER ITS ENACTMENT.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
IN
LOCAL LAW TO MAKE EFFECTIVE TWO SHIPPING CONVENTIONS
* * *
A BILL TO MAKE TWO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CONVENTIONS EFFECTIVE HONG KONG BEYOND 1997 WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE TWO CONVENTIONS ARE THE ATHENS CONVENTION RELATING TO THE ARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND THEIR LUGGAGE BY SEA, 1974 AND ITS PROTOCOL 976 (KNOWN AS THE ATHENS CONVENTION) AND THE CONVENTION ON LIMITATION F LIABILITY FOR MARITIME CLAIMS, 1976,
ARE
BOTH OF THESE CONVENTIONS ALREADY APPLY TO HONG KONG. THEY PLEMENTED LOCALLY BY UNITED KINGDOM ENACTMENTS APPLIED TO HONG KONG.
/MOVING TRE
1