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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1993

THE

A SPOKESMAN FOR TELA TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID: "THIS SECOND

LETTER ADVISORY

AIMS TO DRAW NEWSPAPER VENDORS' ATTENTION TO RECENT ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN AND THE COMMITMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST RECALCITRANT NEWSPAPER VENDORS.

"TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME REFERENCE, THE ADVISORY LETTER ALSO INCLUDES A LIST

THE OF COMIC BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED BY OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL AS INDECENT THIS YEAR.

"THE

IF

LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND NEWSPAPER VENDORS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM THE PUBLISHERS OR THE TRIBUNAL NECESSARY.

IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, TELA HAS REFERRED 47 COMIC BOOKS WITH INDECENT CONTENT BUT WHICH FAILED TO CARRY THE PRESCRIBED WARNING NOTICE TO THE TRIBUNAL FOR CLASSIFICATION.

PROSECUTION WILL BE INITIATED ON THESE CONTRAVENTIONS UNDER THE COTAO.

SHORTLY

TELA WILL ALSO CARRY OUT A SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION WORK.

ANNOUNCEMENT IN PUBLIC INTEREST

WILL (API)

BE SCREENED AND PUBLICITY LEAFLETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO THE MATTER.

A

TELEVISION

AN EPISODE OF THE RTHK PROGRAMME "COMMON SENSE" WAS ALSO SHOWN RECENTLY

COMIC TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF YOUNG PEOPLE READING WITH INDECENT CONTENT AND HOW PARENTS AND TEACHERS SHOULD THE PROBLEM.

BOOKS

DEAL

WITH

HEAVY PENALTIES FOR SMUGGLERS PROPOSED

THE GOVERNMENT IS INTRODUCING LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS MAJOR SMUGGLING OFFENCES TRIABLE ON INDICTMENT AND ΤΟ SUBSTANTIALLY THE PENALTIES FOR INVOLVEMENT IN SMUGGLING.

THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1993 TODAY (FRIDAY) PROPOSES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF $2 MILLION FOR OFFENCES INDICTMENT.

THE EXISTING PENALTIES OF TWO YEARS OF $500,000 FOR SUMMARY CONVICTION UNDER EXPORT ORDINANCE WOULD BE UNCHANGED.

MAJOR SMUGGLING OFFENCES RELATE TO:

+

L

IMPRISONMENT

TO MAKE INCREASE

GAZETTED

SEVEN YEARS'

CONVICTED ON

AND A FINE THE EXISTING IMPORT AND

* ALTERATION OF VESSELS, AIRCRAFT OR VEHICLES FOR THE PURPOSES

OF SMUGGLING;

/* CONSTRIKTION AND