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together in one place, the reactions that can be provoked
by them can be quite dramatic. The received wisdom is
that youngsters can sometimes react even more strongly.
What seems to be clear from all the many surveys that have
been undertaken in this field is that the standards the
censors have applied
applied in the
in the past have been broadly
acceptable to the majority of Hong Kong people.
Sir, 'the thin end of the wedge' argument has been lie.
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mounted by some members today. That is, that if we allow
present arrangements to continue, we have somehow tacitly
accepted that similar arrangements can be applied to other
media in the future.find_this_argument difficult to
But ConThe fact is that we have had this regulation for
some 14 years and have never seen the need to extend it to
the print by other form of media. I see no reason why we should
ever change that view. If it were ever proposed that such
the print restrictions should be applied to other forms of media,
new legislation would of course be required. There can be
little doubt that opposition in the community to such a
move would be strongly reflected in
this Council and
would, I suggest, ensure that no such measure could pass
into law.
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Sir, as Members are aware, the extension of
these regulations is on a strictly temporary basis. In considering the new film censorship bill we have again
applied the principle
that
only the minimum of
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