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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1994
MRS LAU IS ALSO PLEASED WITH THE 73 PER RESPONDENTS WHO CONSIDER IT APPROPRIATE FOR TELA CENSORSHIP.
CENT
TO
SUPPORT OF THE CARRY OUT FILM
"THIS CLEARLY SUGGESTS THAT CENSORSHIP OF FILMS IS PERCEIVED TO BE A PROPER BUSINESS OF THE GOVERNMENT," SAID MRS LAU.
ONE SPECIFIC
ISSUE COVERED
BY THE SURVEY IS WHETHER THE FILMS SHOULD BE SUBJECT ΤΟ POSTERS FOR CATEGORY III
CENSORSHIP. CONSIDER IT NECESSARY AND EIGHTY-EIGHT PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS
THEY ARE DISPLAYED FEEL THAT SUCH POSTERS SHOULD BE CENSORED BEFORE
CONSIDER RESPONDENTS
CURRENT EVEN THOUGH THE
PERCENTAGE OF
(21 PER CENT) OR MOST
SAME
POSTERS FOR CAT. III FILMS TO BE ACCEPTABLE OF THEM ACCEPTABLE (67 PER CENT).
OF MRS LAU NOTED THAT "THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR CENSORSHIP
PUBLIC THE
CONCERNS WHICH HAVE BEEN CAT. III FILM POSTERS ECHOES EXPRESSED IN THE PRESS AND VARIOUS PUBLIC FORUMS".
SHE EMPHASISED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DECIDED WHETHER OR NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS PROPOSAL.
HAD NOT YET
AND HOW TO SURVEY AND ON
"THE ADMINISTRATION WILL NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER MEET THE STRONG PUBLIC ASPIRATION AS REFLECTED IN THE EARLIER OCCASIONS.
"IN THE PROCESS, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WILL HAVE TO BE GIVEN TO AND TO ENSURE THAT BALANCING CENSORSHIP WITH FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ANY MEASURES TAKEN ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
"OTHER RELEVANT AND
CONSIDERED AS A PACKAGE
HOW THE AUTHORITY AND OVERCOME, MRS LAU SAID.
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Ju
WILL. ALSO NEED TO PRACTICAL ISSUES SUCH AS WHO SHOULD BE THE CENSORSHIP COULD BE DIFFICULTIES ENFORCEMENT PRESENT
BE
COLLECTING DISPLAY OF ANY
THE ENFORCEMENT DIFFICULTIES, SHE EXPLAINED, LIE IN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE PERSONS CAUSING THE OFFENDING POSTER.
NECESSARY то CLASSIFICATION OF CONSIDER IT VERY
THE SURVEY ALSO SOUGHT OPINIONS ON WHETHER IT IS INFORM CINEMA-GOERS BRIEFLY OF THE REASONS FOR THE EACH FILM. SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS NECESSARY (20 PER CENT) OR FAIRLY NECESSARY (55 PER CENT).
BETTER INFORM EXERCISE
LAU
AGREED ESPECIALLY
THAT THERE
PARENTS SO
WAS
A NEED THAT THEY
ΤΟ
MIGHT
MRS CINEMA-GOERS APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE ON THEIR CHILDREN.
MADE FROM FILMS ARE EVEN THOUGH VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS
78 ALREADY SUBJECT TO REGULATION UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE, PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS IN THE SURVEY CONSIDER IT (27 PER CENT) OR FAIRLY NECESSARY (51 PER CENT) TO TO ALL TYPES OF VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS MARKET.
VERY NECESSARY EXTEND CENSORSHIP RENTED OR SOLD IN THE
COMMENTING ON THIS FINDINGS, MRS LAU SAID THAT
TT
ANY
OF FURTHER EXTENSION EXTREMELY CAUTIOUSLY"
+
OF
CENSORSHIP
WILL
HAVE
TO
BE
SUGGESTION CONSIDERED
/"WHEREAS CENSORSHIP