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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1993

THE REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVED FILMS PUBLISHED AFTER THAT DATE IS MONTH THAT CERTIFICATE HOLDERS SHOULD NOTIFY THE AUTHORITY WITHIN ONE OF PUBLICATION.

UNDER THE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, THE AUTHORITY MAY REQUIRE A HOLDER TO DEPOSIT WITH IT A COPY OF THE VIDEO TAPE OR LASER DISC PUBLISHED.

CERTIFICATE

THE AUTHORITY MAY ALSO REQUIRE THE COVERS OF III CATEGORY VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS TO BE ENCLOSED IN OPAQUE WRAPPERS.

IN ADDITION, ALL APPROVAL CERTIFICATES FOR FILMS EXAMINED UNDER REGULATIONS WHICH WERE IN FORCE BEFORE THE ENACTMENT OF THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE 1988 WILL EXPIRE DURING THE GRACE PERIOD.

FILM DISTRIBUTORS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF RESUBMITTING SUCH SUBJECT TO FILMS UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE OR HAVING THEM THE VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION ARRANGEMENT UNDER THE CONTROL OF Obscene INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE.

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AND

THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY WILL EXPLAIN

THE DETAIL THE NEW STATUTORY PROVISIONS UNDER

AMENDMENT

ORDINANCE

THE FILM AND VIDEO TRADE, AND WILL ALSO TAKE VARIOUS MEASURES PUBLICITY

TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEW SCHEME FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS.

THE

TO

AGAINST ANY

SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT ENFORCEMENT ACTION CONTRAVENTION OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD START PROMPTLY ON JANUARY 14 NEXT

YEAR.

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INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR FIRST QUARTER

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THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 1.9% OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THIS FOLLOWED AN INCREASE OF 1.6% FOR 1992 AS A WHOLE.

THE PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING INDUSTRY CONTINUED TO REGISTER MARKED INCREASE IN PRODUCTION, BY 15.9%.

GROUP

A NOTABLE INCREASE OF 8.3% WAS ALSO RECORDED IN THE INDUSTRY OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, MACHINERY, PROFESSIONAL

EQUIPMENT AND OPTICAL GOODS.

WITHIN THIS GROUP, THE PRODUCTION OF MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, APPARATUS, PARTS AND COMPONENTS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 25.1% WHILE THE PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INCREASED ONLY MARGINALLY BY 1.0%.

/THE INDUSTRY