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Revised

Question No 4

Reply by the Chief Secretary

to a question by The Hon Mrs Selina Chow

at the Legislative Council on 25 March 1987

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LA 30/

Question: Will Government explain to this Council why the classification system for theatrically released feature films has not been implemented in spite of plans to do so in 1986, what difficulties have been encountered, and what is, the realistic date for implementation?

EKD 301/1

RECEIVED R

- 6 APR 1987

Sir,

DES

INDL

MUON IN

mek

7/4

The Administration has proposed a system whereby films intended for public exhibition would be classified

into three categories. The categories are:-

I) films which

II) films which may be

may be shown to persons of any age; shown subject to conditions relating to their viewing by persons under 18 years; III) films which are only suitable

who are 18 years or

is designed in response

for viewing by persons

over. The

to public

classification system demand to protect impressionable young people from films

with

sex

and violence

which may

influence on

the

personality

have an

development

undesirable

and

social

behaviour of young people.