MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1994
GOVT RESPONSE TO REMARKS ON JLG
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES CONCERNING COMMENTS AMBASSADOR GUO FENGMIN, SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHINESE THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE BRITISH SIDE HAD ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGED THE SUBSTANTIAL
PROGRESS MADE BY THE JLG IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
GOVERNOR'S
ADDRESS
"THE ACHIEVEMENTS WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE TO LEGCO. SIMILARLY, REFERENCES WERE MADE TO THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE JLG IN THE ADDRESS BY THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR NICHOLAS NG, IN A LEGCO MOTION DEBATE IN MAY THIS YEAR.
"SO WE RECOGNISE PAST ACHIEVEMENTS. BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW AND MAJOR ITEMS REMAIN OUTSTANDING FOR EXAMPLE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS AND THE RIGHT OF ABODE, HE SAID.
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"THE JLG HAS TO RE-DOUBLE ITS EFFORTS IN THE REMAINING 32 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE AGENDA. WE STAND READY TO ACCELERATE THE PACE OF WORK IN THE JLG,
"WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING CO-OPERATION SIDE TO COMPLETE THE JLG AGENDA TO ENSURE A SPOKESMAN SAID.
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CONTROL OF PORNOGRAPHY ESSENTIAL
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TO AND THE
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY IN THE CONTROL OF PORNOGRAPHY IS ENSURE THAT ADULTS HAVE THE WIDEST POSSIBLE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CHOICE,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME PROTECTING YOUNGSTERS AGAINST CORRUPTION WHICH UNDESIRABLE MATERIALS MAY HAVE ON THEIR IMMATURE MINDS.
SUCH POLICY IS NOT TO SUPPRESS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OR FREEDOM OF CHOICE, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
ADDRESSING A JOINT CLUB MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUBS OF THE TERRITORIES, MR SO SAID THE ADMINISTRATION'S SYSTEM OF CONTROL WAS MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN THESE BROAD AIMS.
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MR SO EXPLAINED THAT AT PRESENT OBJECTIONABLE ARTICLES WERE REGULATED UNDER THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE AND WERE CLASSIFIED AS EITHER INDECENT OR OBSCENE.
UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE SELLING AND DISTRIBUTION OF OBSCENE ARTICLES WERE STRICTLY PROHIBITED, AND IT WAS AN OFFENCE TO SELL HIRE INDECENT ARTICLES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18, MR SO SAID.
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