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Wednesday, February 14, 1973
The second speaker, Mr. Wilfred Wong, stressed that when violence
is over-emphasised, "it sets in motion a de-civilising process which results
in retrogression."
Human beings, said Mr. Wong, tended to behave in accordance with
the patterns of behaviour of others, and such behaviour tended to respond
in proportion to impulses created by others, whether in person or on the
stage or on the screen.
The Hon. Mrs. Joyce Symons also called for the review of the
Codes of Practice under the terms of the Television Ordinance in addition
to a revision of the censors' guidelines.
One-Sided View
She felt that films and television programmes featuring violence
offered a one-sided view of life, implying that all co flict had to be
resolved by force.
"The danger lies less in imitation than in acceptance of violence
as manly and inevitable.
"It is not a matter of simple economics to allow freedom of
enterprise when the minds of our younger citizens are at stake.
"We know that some films are banned and others cut, but the net
result is still too many films depicting violence as a way of life," she said.
Mrs. Symons said she was looking forward to the proposed campaign
on the reduction of crime and suggested that "our relfections this afternoon
are but a fore-runner of a concerted movement that affects us all. tt
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