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Explanatory Memorandum

The object of this Bill is to repeal and replace

the provisions relating to the censorship of films

presently contained in the Places of Public Entertainment

Ordinance, Cap. 172 and in the Film Censorship Regulations,

Cap. 172, sub. leg.; and to introduce a new system of film

classification. The Bill contains 38 clauses divided into

8 Parts and will come into operation on a date to be fixed.

2.

Part I is preliminary and comprises clauses 1 and

2.

3.

Clause 2 provides definitions, including a

definition of "film".

4. Part II comprises clauses 3, 4 and 5 which

constitute the Film Censorship Authority and provide that

there shall be a panel of censors appointed by the

Governor. The Authority may appoint censors from the panel

for the purpose of examining a film under clause 9.

5.

Part III comprises clause 6 and makes it an

offence, punishable by a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment

for 1 year, for a person to exhibit a film which has not

been exempted by the Authority under clause 8 or approved

for exhibition by the Authority under clause 15.

6. Part IV comprises clauses 7 to 10 and deals with

the censorship of films.