recognised this reality which is common to mostrat
il communities.
So, we
we have to decide whether the degree of
infringement of this freedom, which is likely to result
from the retention of this clause is in the interest of
the community as a whole. Whether the fact that Hong Kong
people may be prevented from seeing, at the most, one or
two political films a year is a reasonable price to pay to
ensure that Hong Kong's relations with other territories
are not damaged.
For all the years that Hong Kong has had this regulation the Authorities have exercised it sparingly. Furthermore, I suggest that in using it they have had the
the
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understanding and support of Hong Kong people who well
accept the importance to Hong Kong of maintaining good
relations with other territories.
l.c.
some
I accept, of course, the point made by several
Members that propaganda can be mounted through a variety
of channels including books and newspapers and I recognise
that the censorship of films is dealt with differently
under the law. But I do believe that the people of Hong
Kong expect different standards to be applied to the
the print censorship of films than is applied to ather/media. The
impact of films is more immediate and more vivid and
because they gre shown to large audiences gathered
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