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THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1981

AT PRESENT, THE CONTROL OF VIOLENCE IN TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT WAS HIS FIRST PRIORITY, ALTHOUGH GENERALLY, THE CONTEXT OF VIOLENCE WITHIN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMES OR EPISODES

IS WELL-CONTROLLED.

HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT HIS JOB TO CENSOR IDEAS OR NEWS OR TO SUPPRESS ORIGINALITY OR CREATIVITY IT WAS HIS JOB TO ENSURE THAT IDEAS, STORIES AND DRAMAS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE, ARE PRESENTED AT APPROPRIATE TIMES WITH GOOD TASTE AND AN ACUTE AWARENESS ON THE PART OF THE PRODUCERS OF THE SENSITIVITIES WITHIN THE FAMILY VIEWING CIRCLE, MR WATT SAID.

DEALING WITH ADVERTISING, HE SAID IT WAS HIS JOB TO PROTECT THE VIEWER BY ENSURING THAT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING IS LEGAL, CLEAN, HONEST AND ABOVE ALL, TRUTHFUL.

BECAUSE OF THE REPETITIVE NATURE OF ADVERTISING ON THE SCREEN, IT WAS NECESSARY TO APPLY PARTICULARLY STRICT CONTROLS TO ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH WANT TO EMPLOY VIOLENCE OR EROTICISM AS A MEANS OF SELLING A PRODUCT,

COMMUNITY POP CONCERT SET FOR SATURDAY

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THE MUSIC OFFICE, CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (KOWLOON CITY) AND DISTRICT COMMITTEE (KOWLOON CITY) WILL JOINTLY PRESENT A COMMUNITY POP CONCERT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1981 AT 4.30 PM AT THE MA TAU WEI ROAD PLAYGROUND.

THE MUSIC OFFICE SYMPHONIC BAND, FORMED IN 1980 AND RUN BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, WILL BE PERFORMING IN THIS CONCERT. ITS MEMBERS ARE TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN REGULARLY INVITED TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC.

THE CONCERT IS FREE AND IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

SATURDAY'S PERFORMANCE WILL BE THE BAND'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT.

LICENSING OF PLEASURE CRAFT

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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO COMBAT THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS WELL AS TO IMPROVE SAFETY GENERALLY WITH REGARD TO THE USE OF PLEASURE CRAFT.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TOMORROW, WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 24. IT IS HOPED THAT THE BILL WILL BE PASSED INTO LAW DURING THE CURRENT SESSION.

/THE MAIN