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INFO PRIORITY BONN, BRASILIA, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, MEXICO CITY
INFO PRIORITY NEW DELHI, PARIS, STOCKHOLM, WELLINGTON
MIPT: HONG KONG FILM CENSORSHIP BILL
AUSTRALIA FILM CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRALIA OPERATES AS A FUNCTION OF
GOVERNMENT ON TWO LEVELS - FEDERAL AND STATE - AND IS
IMPLEMENTED BY THE FILM CENSORSHIP BOARD.
HKD 301/1
RECEIVED A REGIS
2 0 MAY 1987
#FICER
PA
Action Taken,
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BRAZIL
FRANCE
FEDERAL LEGISLATION
UNDER REGULATION 13(1) OF THE CUSTOMS (CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS) REGULATIONS, A FILM SHALL NOT BE SHOWN IF, IN
THE OPINION OF THE BOARD, INTER ALIA
THE FILM IS LIKELY TO BE OFFENSIVE TO THE PEOPLE OF A
FRIENDLY NATION OR TO THE PEOPLE OF A PART OF THE
QUEEN'S DOMINIONS
THE FILM DEPICTS ANY MATTER THE EXHIBITION OF WHICH
IS UNDESIRABLE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
STATE LEGISLATION
THREE STATES (N.S.W., W. AUSTRALIA AND QUEENSLAND)
PROHIBIT FILMS 'UNDESIRABLE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST'.
A PERFORMANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO CUTS OR TO PROHIBITION
OF ITS CONTENTS SHOULD, INTER ALIA
-
IMPAIR GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PEOPLES
HURT NATIONAL DIGNITY AND INTERESTS
APPLICATION FOR CENSORSHIP IS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE
FOLLOWING DOCUMENT FOR FOREIGN FILMS
- THE FAVOURABLE OPINION OF THE FOREIGN AUTHORITY,
ISSUED ON PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN OR
OF NATIONALITY OF THE FILM.
FEDERAL
REPUBLIC
OF GERMANY NO FILM IS ALLOWED TO (INTER ALIA)
INDIA
- DISTURB THE PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE OF NATIONS AND THEREBY ENDANGER THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY WITH OTHER STATES,
THE BOARD OF FILM CENSORS SHALL ENSURE THAT (INTER ALIA)
FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN STATES ARE NOT
STRAINED.
RESTRICTED
/MEXICO
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