TNAG-1690-FCO40-2340-Hong-Kong-legislation-regarding-the-control-of-publications--1987 — Page 110

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that as we move forward towards 1997 members of this Council

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can monitor the enforcement of the regulation and if, at any time, the administration should seem to be acting excessively or unreasonably in the enforcement of this regulation, thus causing much public concern about the violation of civil liberties, especially freedom of thought and expression, the legislature by majority vote can at any time rescind Regulation 3A(7). The Regulation I believe is enacted in the light of Hong Kong's circumstances and with Hong Kong's best interests in mind. And I will therefore vote against the motion to do away with the Regulation today.

(in Cantonese) =

Dr. LamA

Sir, Two days ago I went to see the

Now, if the

two films that are supposed to be most worthy of being banned. They were If I were Real, and China Behind.

For

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regulation is passed then there is the chance of a Bills and there are citizens rights to information may be eroded. regarding these two films, How the themes of the films is

Members of the public do to reflect history and human nature.

not have the chance to watch these two films.

It is in the

In fact, in the history

laws to the members of the public. of development of human being we have the bright side as

well as the dark and ugly side.

If we report only on happy

incidents but omit all the sad events or if we do the opposite this is inappropriate. Just because we are afraid that we

may do damage to good relations with other territories we should not treat some media in a different way.

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Now, during the second world war period the Nazi Germany and the Imperialist Japan were the subject of some movies for people who were not biased.

Just because they watched

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movies of this kind they will not have incorrect attitudes to present day Japan and Germany, just because of having seen those films. So we should not exercise any favouritism.

Now, if the