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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1975

SHE NOTED THAT OF THE 417 FILMS SUBMITTED FOR CENSORSHIP BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND AUGUST 31 THIS YEAR, 30 WERE BANNED AND 182 CLASSIFIED AS UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN -- REPRESENTING 47 PER CENT OF THE FILMS PASSED BY THE CENSORS DURING THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS THIS YEAR.

THE EFFECTS ON YOUNG AUDIENCES OF 'KUNG FU FILMS AND THOSE WITH DESTRUCTIVE THEMES HAD BEEN WIDELY PROCLAIMED, SHE SAID, AND SHE SUGGESTED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO SETTING UP AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH PUBLIC REPRESENTATION TO ASSIST

THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND FILMS.

SHE THOUGHT THE TIME HAD COME TO REVIEW THE

COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF THE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LOARD SHOULD ALSO BE THE TELEVISION AUTHORITY. +SERIOUS CONSIDERATION SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN AS TO HOW ITS MEMBERSHIP COULD BE BROADENED PARTICULARLY BY HAVING A WIDER REPRESENTATION FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO VIEW TELEVISION,+ SHE ADDED.

MISS KO SUPPORTED A PLEA BY DR. CHUNG SZE-YUEN FOR HEAVIER PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT CRIME, BUT SAID THAT CONTROL ALONE WAS NOT THE ANSWER AND SUGGESTED A NUMBER OF POSITIVE APPROACHES.

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EXPANSION OF THE OUT-REACH' PROGRAMMES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE 12-14 AGE GROUP AND SCHOOL DROPOUTS. SUCH PROGRAMMES COULD REACH YOUNG PEOPLE ON STREET CORNERS, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS AND OFFER COUNSELLING, GUIDANCE, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

EXPANSION OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WHICH ALSO PLAYS A POSITIVE ROLE IN FIGUITING CRIME. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS WERE URGED TO CO-OPERATE MORE CLOSELY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. MORE IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WAS REQUIRED TO MEET THIS NEED.

DEVELOPING MORE YOUTH LEADERS BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING ON THE BROADEST SCALE POSSIBLE, AND

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ON SOCIAL WELFARE, MISS KO STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING THE NECESSARY PRIORITIES DURING THE CURRENT RECESSION AND THE NEED FOR FLEXIBILITY WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMMES AND TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE LIMITED RESOURCES AVAILABLE.

+AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXISTING MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS IS ALSO NEEDED, IN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY THE MACHINERY, TO AVOID OVERLAPPING AND TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF MORE EFFICIENT PROGRAMMES, + SHE SAID.

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