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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1985

THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICEN ING BASES HIS FILM CENSORSHIP STANDARDS ON PERIODIC SURVEYS CARRIED OUT TO GAUGE PUBLIC OPINION, AND THERE IS REGULAR ADVICE FROM A 100 STRONG PUBLIC ADVISORY GROUP WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND ALL FILM CENSORSHIP SESSIONS, AND GENERAL FEEDBACK VIA THE MEDIA AND LETTERS FROM THE PUBLIC.

IN CENSORING FILMS, PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS PAID TO SCENES OF VIOLENCE AND SEX AND WHETHER THE THEME DEPICTED IS LIKELY TO LEAD IMPRESSIONABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR.

IT IS IN FACT WITH THIS LAST POINT IN MIND THAT WE ARE NOW PROPOSING A NEW FILM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WHICH INTENDS TO CREATE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A CATEGORY OF FILMS WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM VIEWING.

+ THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SCHEME IS THAT WHILE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN E EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED FROM SEEING FILMS WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED AS UNDESIRABLE FOR NOT FULLY MATURE MINDS, STANDARDS CAN BE LIBERALISED SOMEWHAT FOR A DISCERNING ADULT AUDIENCE, + MR TSAO SAID.

AS REGARDS TELEVISION, BECAUSE OF ITS EASY ACCESSIBILITY, MONITORING OF TV PROGRAMMES IS MORE STRINGENT.

ALL PROGRAMMES AND ADVERTISEMENTS ARE PREVIEWED OR MONITORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODES OF PRACTICE FOR PROGRAMMES AND ADVERTISING STANDARDS PRODUCED BY THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING IS IN TURN ASSISTED BY 18 TV HOME VIEWING PANELS WHICH COMPRISE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVISE HIM ON STANDARDS OF TELEVISION.

MR TSAO POINTED OUT THAT THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD WAS NOW LOOKING INTO THE STANDARDS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMME.

+ IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE BOARD HAS TO SAY ON CENSORSHIP STANDARDS, HE SAID.

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LAW TRANSLATION WORK GOING AHEAD

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WITH MORE STAFF, THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION COULD TRANSLAT

! E ENTIRE SET OF HONG KONG'S STATUTE LAWO INTO CHINESE KIT..IN SI TO SEVEN YEARS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE, MR FRED T SAID.

AND THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONSIDERING GRANTING LEGAL EFFECT TO THE CHINESE VERSION, HE SAID.

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