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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1988

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FURTHER REVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS EXPLORE AREAS WHERE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES CONCERNED, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AS THE CO-ORDINATOR IN AN EMERGENCY CAN BE IMPROVED.

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FELT THAT THE POLICY OF FLEXIBILITY IN RESPONSE WAS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE CONTINGENCIES AND SHOULD BE MAINTAINED.

HOWEVER, THE EVENTS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WOULD BE ANALYSED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF FURTHER IMPROVING THE TIMING OF RESPONSES AND THE INTRODUCTION OF TRAFFIC REMEDIAL MEASURES AND ALTERNATIVE

TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS,

TELA ADVISES ON CATEGORY THREE FILMS

THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA) TODAY (THURSDAY) OFFERED ADVICE TO THE CINEMA TRADE ON "REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS" TO BE TAKEN WHEN SHOWING FILMS CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORY III UNDER THE NEW FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE DUE TO COME INTO FORCE THIS SUMMER.

SECTION 20 OF THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE MAKES IT AN OFFENCE FOR ANY PERSON TO EXHIBIT A CATEGORY III FILM TO A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

THE ORDINANCE STATES THAT IT SHALL BE A DEFENCE TO SUCH A CHARGE THAT THE PERSON TOOK ALL REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT THE EXHIBITION OF THE FILM TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

CINEMA OPERATORS WERE ADVISED TO DISPLAY PROMINENT NOTICES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE IN THE CINEMA FOYER, AT THE BOX OFFICE AND ON ALL ADVERTISING MATERIALS RELATING TO THE FILM TO THE EFFECT THAT PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE CINEMA WHERE IT IS BEING SHOWN.

TELA ALSO SUGGESTED THAT ALL TICKETS FOR ADMISSION WHERE CATEGORY III FILMS ARE ΤΟ BE SHOWN SHOULD BEAR BILINGUAL WARNING THAT NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ADMITTED TO ANY EXHIBITION OF THIS FILM. THE TICKETS PRINTED WITH DISTINCTIVE MARKINGS.

TO CINEMAS A PRINTED SHALL BE SHOULD

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/SINCE CINEMA