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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1993

10

WAY

THE 43RD

HE URGED THE PUBLIC TO GIVE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ON THE

то HIM IN WHICH THESE SERVICES WERE HANDLED BY WRITING TO FLOOR, REVENUE TOWER, 5 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.

EFFORTS THERE WOULD BE

BEST MR SIU ALSO NOTED THAT DESPITE OCCASIONS WHEN THE SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO MATCH THE STANDARDS SET.

"IN SUCH CASES, THE PUBLIC ARE ENTITLED TO A EXPLANATION,

FULL

AND PROMPT

BE "ALL COMPLAINTS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, WILL EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH AT LEAST AN INTERIM REPLY GIVEN WITHIN HE SAID.

DEALT WITH 10 DAYS,"

ANYONE WHO FEELS THAT THEIR CASES HAVE NOT BEEN DEALT WITH ADEQUATELY, SHOULD WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES.

PLEDGES

MEANWHILE, BILINGUAL LEAFLETS LISTING THE PERFORMANCE HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL 877 0660 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

TELA COMMISSIONS SURVEY ON FILM CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS

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THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA) WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY ON FILM CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS.

AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY COMPANY SELECTED THROUGH TENDER HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO CONDUCT THE SURVEY.

TECHNICAL ADVICE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

DEPARTMENT.

THE SURVEY WILL COVER A SAMPLE OF OVER 500 RESPONDENTS.

AND

A SPOKESMAN FOR TELA SAID: "THE SAMPLE WILL BE BALANCED REPRESENTATIVE IN RESPECT OF AGE, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, RESIDENCE AND CINEMA-GOING HABITS, WITH RESPONDENTS AGED 13 TO 60 TO BE COVERED IN THE SURVEY.

"

IN THE SURVEY, RESPONDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO VIEW A SERIES OF SELECTED FILM EXCERPTS IN A CINEMA SETTING AND ΤΟ RESPOND BY COMPLETING A QUESTIONNAIRE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

STANDARDS

THE RESPONDENTS' OPINIONS ON FILM CLASSIFICATION ABOUT SEX, VIOLENCE, HORROR, OBJECTIONABLE LANGUAGE, OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR, TRIAD DEPICTION AND THEMES WILL BE SOUGHT. THEIR VIEWS ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE THREE-TIER FILM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ALSO BE COLLECTED.

WILL

/THE SPOKESMAN