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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1993
THE
A SPOKESMAN FOR TELA TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID: "THIS SECOND
LETTER ADVISORY
AIMS TO DRAW NEWSPAPER VENDORS' ATTENTION TO RECENT ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN AND THE COMMITMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST RECALCITRANT NEWSPAPER VENDORS.
"TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME REFERENCE, THE ADVISORY LETTER ALSO INCLUDES A LIST
THE OF COMIC BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED BY OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL AS INDECENT THIS YEAR.
"THE
IF
LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND NEWSPAPER VENDORS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM THE PUBLISHERS OR THE TRIBUNAL NECESSARY.
IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, TELA HAS REFERRED 47 COMIC BOOKS WITH INDECENT CONTENT BUT WHICH FAILED TO CARRY THE PRESCRIBED WARNING NOTICE TO THE TRIBUNAL FOR CLASSIFICATION.
PROSECUTION WILL BE INITIATED ON THESE CONTRAVENTIONS UNDER THE COTAO.
SHORTLY
TELA WILL ALSO CARRY OUT A SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION WORK.
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PUBLIC INTEREST
WILL (API)
BE SCREENED AND PUBLICITY LEAFLETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO THE MATTER.
A
TELEVISION
AN EPISODE OF THE RTHK PROGRAMME "COMMON SENSE" WAS ALSO SHOWN RECENTLY
COMIC TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF YOUNG PEOPLE READING WITH INDECENT CONTENT AND HOW PARENTS AND TEACHERS SHOULD THE PROBLEM.
BOOKS
DEAL
WITH
HEAVY PENALTIES FOR SMUGGLERS PROPOSED
THE GOVERNMENT IS INTRODUCING LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS MAJOR SMUGGLING OFFENCES TRIABLE ON INDICTMENT AND ΤΟ SUBSTANTIALLY THE PENALTIES FOR INVOLVEMENT IN SMUGGLING.
THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1993 TODAY (FRIDAY) PROPOSES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF $2 MILLION FOR OFFENCES INDICTMENT.
THE EXISTING PENALTIES OF TWO YEARS OF $500,000 FOR SUMMARY CONVICTION UNDER EXPORT ORDINANCE WOULD BE UNCHANGED.
MAJOR SMUGGLING OFFENCES RELATE TO:
+
L
IMPRISONMENT
TO MAKE INCREASE
GAZETTED
SEVEN YEARS'
CONVICTED ON
AND A FINE THE EXISTING IMPORT AND
* ALTERATION OF VESSELS, AIRCRAFT OR VEHICLES FOR THE PURPOSES
OF SMUGGLING;
/* CONSTRIKTION AND