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FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1993
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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES; AND
THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE/TSUEN WAN, 10TH FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD NO LATER THAN AUGUST 3, 1993 DESCRIBING HIS INTEREST AND THE MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL.
FILM CENSORSHIP FEE TO GO UP
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THE FILM CENSORSHIP (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1993
PROVIDING
FOR
THE REVISION OF THE FILM CENSORSHIP FEE WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE REVISION WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JULY 22.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY SAID THE FEE WOULD BE INCREASED FROM $56 ΤΟ $62 PER MINUTE OF RUNNING TIME TO RECOVER INCREASED COSTS.
FROM THE
"THE REVISION REPRESENTS A 10 PER CENT INCREASE то COVER INFLATION WHICH WOULD MEAN, IN DOLLAR TERMS, AN INCREASE PRESENT $5,040 TO $5,580 FOR A 90-MINUTE FEATURE FILM.
"THIS IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE
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COSTS OF A FILM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PRODUCTION
ISSUE OF
THE FEES FOR THE EXAMINATION OF A STILL FILM AND THE A FILM REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE WILL ALSO BE INCREASED FROM $16 TO $18 AND FROM $130 TO $143 RESPECTIVELY.
HE SAID.
"THE INCREASE SHOULD HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE FILM INDUSTRY,"
AND FILM
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS CLUBS WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED AS THERE WERE PROVISIONS UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS FOR THEM TO SEEK FEE EXEMPTION.
"IN PRACTICE, FILMS PRESENTED DURING CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE FEES," HE ADDED.
FILM FESTIVALS AND BY PAYMENT OF CENSORSHIP
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