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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1988

MOTION ON EXTENSION APPROVED

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A MOTION TO 1988 CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED EXTEND THE PERIOD FOR AMENDING THE FILM FOR A FURTHER PERIOD OF 21 DAYS UNTIL NOVEMBER 30,

THE AMENDMENT

UNDER ORDINANCE,

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TODAY CLOSE SCHEDULED WAS PERIOD

AND GENERAL CLAUSES SECTION 34(2) OF THE INTERPRETATION WHICH PROVIDES 28 DAYS FOR AMENDING SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION.

REGULATIONS

THE FILM CENSORSHIP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 12.

1988 WERE

BEFORE LAID

THE

BY THE

HON SZETO

WAH.

THE

PETER

TABLED MOTION THE SUPPORTING SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, THE HON TSAO, SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THE MOTION WAS PUT FORWARD IN ANTICIPATION OF COMMENTS ON THE REGULATIONS POSSIBLY RAISED BY THE FILM INDUSTRY.

1988 AND THE FILM TSAO NOTING THAT THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE

MR TOMORROW,

PLANS AND CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS 1988 WOULD COME INTO FORCE

HAD MADE COMMERCIAL SAID MANY DISPOSITIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS EVENT.

IN

THE

FILM

INDUSTRY

THE ADMINISTRATION

HAS

ORDINANCE,'

"SO IN ORDER NOT TO UPSET THESE PLANS, DECIDED NOT TO SEEK TO DELAY THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE HE SAID.

MR TSAO

SAID

THE FILM

TO CONSIDER GIVEN THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MIGHT BE ASKED

30 UNDER THE NOVEMBER NOW AND

SOME CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS BETWEEN

EXPERIENCE WOULD INDUSTRY MOTION, UNCERTAINTY.

THAT

THEY

WILL BE PROPOSED "I UNDERSTAND THAT SUCH AMENDMENTS, IF ANY,

THEREFORE ASSUME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FILM INDUSTRY. I

HE SAID. WILL ACCEPT THE UNCERTAINTY THAT MIGHT RESULT,

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