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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT, MR SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO ALLOW THE PRESS FREEDOM TO PUBLISH.
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"THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE NOR DOES IT INTEND
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TO ISSUE, MR SO STATED.
"THE PRESS IN HONG KONG ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE PROVISIONS CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE (COIAO) GENERALLY, THEIR RECORD IN THIS REGARD IS GOOD," HE ADDED.
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MR SO SAID THE PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES WHICH CONSISTED OF OR CONTAINED MATERIAL THAT WAS OBSCENE OR INDECENT, INCLUDING MATERIAL THAT WAS VIOLENT, DEPRAVED OR REPULSIVE, WAS SUBJECT TO CONTROL UNDER COIAO.
ARTICLE CONSIDERED TO BE INDECENT OR OBSCENE MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE OAT FOR CLASSIFICATION.
IN DETERMINING WHETHER AN ARTICLE IS OBSCENE OR INDECENT, THE OAT SHALL HAVE REGARD TO STANDARDS OF MORALITY, DECENCY AND PROPRIETY THAT ARE GENERALLY ACCEPTED BY REASONABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
"AN OBSCENE ARTICLE IS DISALLOWED FROM PUBLICATION UNDER THE LAW WHEREAS THE OAT MAY IMPOSE CONDITIONS ON THE PUBLICATION INDECENT ARTICLE, MR SO SAID.
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IMPROVED VIETNAM ECONOMY WILL SPUR MIGRANTS BACK
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THE GOVERNMENT DOES ACCEPT THAT AN IMPROVEMENT IN VIETNAMESE ECONOMY WOULD ENCOURAGE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TO VOLUNTEER TO RETURN, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW, MR ASPREY SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON THE AMERICAN TRADE EMBARGO AGAINST VIETNAM WAS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD AND WAS WELL KNOWN ΤΟ THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
"NEVERTHELESS, WHENEVER THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES WE AND HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT REMIND THEM OF IT," HE ADDED.
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