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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1993

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: IN VIEW OF THE GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF INDECENT FILM POSTERS AND THE UNDESIRABLE IMPACT ON YOUNGSTERS, RESPONDENTS WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO WHETHER A PRE-CENSORSHIP SYSTEM SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON CATEGORY THREE FILM POSTERS."

THE FILM INDUSTRY WILL BE CONSULTED IN CONDUCTING THE SURVEY.

THE SURVEY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS, SPOKESMAN SAID.

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PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED BY TELA FROM TIME TO TO COLLECT VIEWS ON FILM CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT THEY REFLECT THE CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE LAST SUCH SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 1991.

CALL TO PREVENT INJURY AT HOME

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THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY IN ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD MAKE THEIR HOME A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE IN.

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THIS CALL WAS MADE TODAY (FRIDAY) BY URBAN COUNCILLOR PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG AT THE OPENING OF THE 'TREASURE LIFE, PREVENT INJURY" EXHIBITION AT THE QUEENSWAY EXHIBITION HALL.

PROFESSOR LEUNG SAID MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN PROTECTING THEIR OWN HEALTH BY PREVENTING ACCIDENTS.

HE SAID: "ACCIDENTS MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DISABILITY OR DEATH AND WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN IF PRECAUTIONARY SAFETY MEASURES ARE NEGLECTED.

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PROFESSOR LEUNG URGED THE PUBLIC TO BE MINDFUL OF MAKING THE HOME A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY WHO WERE MOST VULNERABLE TO ACCIDENTS.

OF HEALTH,

KILLER

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE ACTING DIRECTOR DR MARGARET CHAN, SAID INJURY AND POISONING WAS THE NUMBER ONE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 14 IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR.

DR CHAN SAID 80 CHILDREN UNDER 14 DIED BECAUSE OF INJURY AND POISONING LAST YEAR.

DR CHAN SAID: "FOR THE WHOLE LOCAL POPULATION, INJURY AND POISONING IS THE FIFTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, ACCOUNTING FOR 1,693 DEATHS IN 1992.

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"IN FACT, MOST OF THE INJURY AND POISONING CASES WERE ACCIDENTS WHICH COULD BE TAKEN," SHE SAID.

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PRECAUTIONARY

MEASURES

/DR CHAN