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SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1991

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CERTIFYING BODY TO IMPLEMENT HK-CANADA FILM/TV CO-PRODUCTION MOU

FOR A CERTIFYING BODY IS BEING PLANNED TO ADVISE THE SECRETARY

WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR RECREATION AND CULTURE WHO

NOT A PROJECT

STATUS UNDER MERITS CO-PRODUCTION

THE HONG KONG-CANADA FILM AND TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU).

AND

RACHEL CARTLAND

FILM SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR TODAY (SATURDAY) TO BRIEF THE LOCAL

INDUSTRY TELEVISION

ON THE MOU AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND CULTURE, MRS CO-PRODUCTION, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR RECREATION

SAID: "WE ARK STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILED BODY BUT WE EXPECT IT COMPOSITION OF THE CERTIFYING

TO COMPRISE INDUSTRIES AND, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL FILM AND TV TO ENSURE IMPARTIALITY, SOME PEOPLE OF GOOD STANDING IN THE BUT WITH NO DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE INDUSTRY."

"[T WILL. LIAISK WITH ITS

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CANADA, SHE SAID.

IN ADDITION, A HONG

CANADIAN

KONG/CANADA JOINT

COUNTERPART,

COMMUNITY

TELEFILM

THE

COMMISSION WILL MERT EVERY TWO YEARS TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOU, AND MONITOR OPERATIONS OF THE CERTIFYING BODY.

THAT "WR ARE CONFIDENT

WITHIN A FEW MONTHS WE WILL HAVE

WOULD IT

BE NICE ΤΟ SEE DEVISED A WORKABLE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME.

YEAR, WORK STARTING ON THE FIRST DO-PRODUCTION BEFORE THE END OF THE MRS CARTLAND ADDED.

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SUPPORT

PICTURE MRS CARTLAND THANKED THE MOTION

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATIVE LOGISTICAL AND (MPIA) FOR AGREEING TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOU.

PLACE, APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR

IN

OUT BY

TO THE

"THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE MPIA MEANS THAT ONCE THE SCHEME IS CO-PRODUCTION STATUS WILL BR DIRECTED AND THE PAPERWORK ASSOCIATION, MRS CARTLAND SAID.

OFFICES

WILL BE CARRIED

CHARGE A SMALL

SHE ADDED.

FFF To

COVER

"IT I IS LOKFLY THAT THE MPIA KELL THE COSTS OF PROCESSING THE APPLICATIONS,

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR WERE REPRESENTATIVES OF FILM AND THE

AND COMMISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA PROFESSIONALS FROM CANADA.

FILM

THE MPIA INDUSTRY

SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM COMMISSION, THE

INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WAS ATTENDED BY A VISITING DELEGATION OF FILM

TELEVISION FROM WESTERN CANADA, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LOCAL FILM AND INDUSTRY, AND BUSINESSMEN,

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