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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1994

MRS LAU IS ALSO PLEASED WITH THE 73 PER RESPONDENTS WHO CONSIDER IT APPROPRIATE FOR TELA CENSORSHIP.

CENT

TO

SUPPORT OF THE CARRY OUT FILM

"THIS CLEARLY SUGGESTS THAT CENSORSHIP OF FILMS IS PERCEIVED TO BE A PROPER BUSINESS OF THE GOVERNMENT," SAID MRS LAU.

ONE SPECIFIC

ISSUE COVERED

BY THE SURVEY IS WHETHER THE FILMS SHOULD BE SUBJECT ΤΟ POSTERS FOR CATEGORY III

CENSORSHIP. CONSIDER IT NECESSARY AND EIGHTY-EIGHT PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS

THEY ARE DISPLAYED FEEL THAT SUCH POSTERS SHOULD BE CENSORED BEFORE

CONSIDER RESPONDENTS

CURRENT EVEN THOUGH THE

PERCENTAGE OF

(21 PER CENT) OR MOST

SAME

POSTERS FOR CAT. III FILMS TO BE ACCEPTABLE OF THEM ACCEPTABLE (67 PER CENT).

OF MRS LAU NOTED THAT "THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR CENSORSHIP

PUBLIC THE

CONCERNS WHICH HAVE BEEN CAT. III FILM POSTERS ECHOES EXPRESSED IN THE PRESS AND VARIOUS PUBLIC FORUMS".

SHE EMPHASISED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DECIDED WHETHER OR NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS PROPOSAL.

HAD NOT YET

AND HOW TO SURVEY AND ON

"THE ADMINISTRATION WILL NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER MEET THE STRONG PUBLIC ASPIRATION AS REFLECTED IN THE EARLIER OCCASIONS.

"IN THE PROCESS, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WILL HAVE TO BE GIVEN TO AND TO ENSURE THAT BALANCING CENSORSHIP WITH FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ANY MEASURES TAKEN ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS.

"OTHER RELEVANT AND

CONSIDERED AS A PACKAGE

HOW THE AUTHORITY AND OVERCOME, MRS LAU SAID.

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Ju

WILL. ALSO NEED TO PRACTICAL ISSUES SUCH AS WHO SHOULD BE THE CENSORSHIP COULD BE DIFFICULTIES ENFORCEMENT PRESENT

BE

COLLECTING DISPLAY OF ANY

THE ENFORCEMENT DIFFICULTIES, SHE EXPLAINED, LIE IN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE PERSONS CAUSING THE OFFENDING POSTER.

NECESSARY то CLASSIFICATION OF CONSIDER IT VERY

THE SURVEY ALSO SOUGHT OPINIONS ON WHETHER IT IS INFORM CINEMA-GOERS BRIEFLY OF THE REASONS FOR THE EACH FILM. SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS NECESSARY (20 PER CENT) OR FAIRLY NECESSARY (55 PER CENT).

BETTER INFORM EXERCISE

LAU

AGREED ESPECIALLY

THAT THERE

PARENTS SO

WAS

A NEED THAT THEY

ΤΟ

MIGHT

MRS CINEMA-GOERS APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE ON THEIR CHILDREN.

MADE FROM FILMS ARE EVEN THOUGH VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS

78 ALREADY SUBJECT TO REGULATION UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE, PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS IN THE SURVEY CONSIDER IT (27 PER CENT) OR FAIRLY NECESSARY (51 PER CENT) TO TO ALL TYPES OF VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS MARKET.

VERY NECESSARY EXTEND CENSORSHIP RENTED OR SOLD IN THE

COMMENTING ON THIS FINDINGS, MRS LAU SAID THAT

TT

ANY

OF FURTHER EXTENSION EXTREMELY CAUTIOUSLY"

+

OF

CENSORSHIP

WILL

HAVE

TO

BE

SUGGESTION CONSIDERED

/"WHEREAS CENSORSHIP