THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1987
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HE EXPLAINED THAT ONE REASON FOR THIS APPROACH WAS THAT THE PRINCIPLES WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATIONS OF FILM CENSORSHIP.
+ IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE FILM INDUSTRY AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND WOULD EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR ANY EXCISION OR DISAPPROVAL, HE SAID.
HE SAID THESE PRINCIPLES WOULD ENABLE FILMS TO BE CENSORED ON MORAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL GROUNDS.
COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING CENSORS HIP GUIDELINES AS EMBODIED IN THE +NOTE OF GUIDANCE+, THE DRAFT BILL DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR CENSORING FILMS ON GROUNDS OF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, PUBLIC DISORDER, INCITING HATRED OR CONTEMPT OF THE SYSTEM OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OR BRINGING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE INTO DISREPUTE.
THE POWER FOR CENSORING A FILM ON GROUNDS OF ITS LIKELIHOOD TO SERIOUSLY PREJUDICE GOOD RELATIONS WITH TERRITORIES OUTSIDE HONG KONG IS RETAINED. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT HONG KONG DEPENDS ON GOOD TRADING RELATIONS WITH MANY OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND IT WOULD BE IN HONG KONG'S INTEREST NOT TO JEOPARDISE THESE RELATIONS IN THE MOST SERIOUS CASES.
AS REGARDS THE FILM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, THE DRAFT BILL PROPOSES THAT FILMS INTENDED FOR EXHIBITION WOULD BE CLASSIFIED BY THE CENSOR INTO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES:
* CATEGORY
*
CATEGORY H
* CATEGORY II
APPROVED FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION TO PERSONS OF ANY AGE
APPROVED FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION TO PERSONS OF ANY AGE SUBJECT TO SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO THE VIEWING OF THE FILM BY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AS HE SHALL CONSIDER APPROPRIATE OR
APPROVED FOR EXHIBITION ONLY TO PERSONS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF 18.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID FILMS PASSED AS CATEGORIES AND I WOULD ONLY REQUIRE THE OCCASIONAL INSPECTION BY THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THAT THE VERSIONS SHOWN WERE THE ONES APPROVED.
+ENFORCEMENT ACTION WOULD LARGELY BE IN RESPECT OF CATEGORY III FILMS, + HE SAID.
/CATEGORY III .....................
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