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CONFIDENTIAL

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

FILM CLASSIFICATION

FURTHER TO MY TELNO. 1069, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WAS CONSULTED

YESTERDAY AND THE ADMINISTRATION WAS AUTHORIZED TO DISCLOSE THE

FULL BACKGROUND OF THE FILM CLASSIFICATION PROPOSAL AS CONTAINED

IN MEMORANDUM XCC(87)34 TO THE OMELCO STANDING PANEL ON PUBLIC

RELATIONS. THE ADMINISTRATION MET THE OMELCO PANEL YESTERDAY

(18 MARCH). THE MEETING WAS ARRANGED OVER TEN DAYS AGO. AT THE

MEETING, THE ADMINISTRATION ADMITTED THAT THE PRESENT LEGISLATION WAS AT RISK, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SUBJECT, A

CONSCIOUS DECISION HAD BEEN TAKEN OVER THE YEARS NOT TO AMEND THE

LAW. DISCUSSION WITH THE PANEL WILL RESUME ON 20 MARCH.

TO DATE, REACTION TO THE ISSUE FROM PANEL MEMBERS, THE MEDIA,

THE TRADE AND THE PUBLIC HAS NOT BEEN TOO EMOTIVE THOUGH THE ADMIN-

ISTRATION IS IN FOR A FAIR BIT OF CRITICISM. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED

OF DEVELOPMENTS.

AKERS-JONES

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MR GILLMORE

SIR is WILSON

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