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5. ON 21 APRIL A MEMBER OF NONA SPOKE TO THE DEPUTY POLITICAL

ADVISER MAKING CLEAR (ALBEIT ON A PERSONAL BASIS'') THAT THE

CHINESE AUTHORITIES WOULD BE GREATLY DISTURBED IF THIS FILM OR

''IF I WERE FOR REAL (MY TELNO 1447) WERE TO BE SHOWN. ALTHOUGH

HE DID NOT REFER TO THE FILMS BY NAME, THERE WAS NO DOUBT OF HIS

MEANING)

6. MEANWHILE THE PREPARATION OF THE NEW BILL ON FILM CENSORSHIP IS

CONTINUING. THERE ARE ALREADY INDICATIONS THAT THERE WILL BE

SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION IN LEGCO TO THE INCLUSION OF THE CLAUSE ON

POLITICAL CENSORSHIP PARTLY FROM THE PRO-TAIWAN TRADE UNION MEMBER

AND PARTLY FROM MARTIN LEE, THERE IS NO LIKELIHOOD OF A MAJORITY AGAINST THE LEGISLATION, BUT THERE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE HEIGHTENED

PRESS INTEREST IF ITS PASSAGE IS STRONGLY CONTESTED, BY A MINORITY

OF MEMBERS.

7. MIFT CONTAINS A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WHICH WE PROPOSE TO

USE IF THE CENSOR'S DECISION RECEIVES PUBLICITY. THIS IS NOT

INEVITABLE, BUT, IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, SEEMS HIGHLY LIKELY.

WILSON

YYYY

HMLNAN 1891

LIMITED.

HEC

FED. INFO D

PS/ME RENTON MR GILMORE MR MCLAREN

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