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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1987

MR THOMAS STRESSED THAT IT WAS NOT PROSPECTIVE BILL THAT COULD BE CALLED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL LAW.

THESE REGULATIONS OR THE QUESTION AS BREACHES OF

"A BREACH COULD ONLY ARISE WHEN SOMEONE IS DENIED THE RIGHT EXPRESS VIEWS OR THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE VIEWS," HE CONTINUED.

ΤΟ

VIOLATE

WILL

"AND WHETHER AT THAT POINT THE CENSOR'S DECISION WOULD

UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE UNITED

OBLIGATIONS KINGDOM'S NATURALLY DEPEND UPON THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF THAT CASE.

AT THIS STAGE IS ONE CAM "ALL

SPY, CONSCIENTIOUSLY DECIDED THAT A FILM OR A PARTICULAR

SHOW!! WITHOUT DAMAGING GOOD RELATIONS COULD NOT BE

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE RESTRICTIONS TERRITORIES WOULD BE ACTING PERMITTED BY THE COVENANT."

THAT

A

WHO CENSOR SERIES OF FILMS WITH OTHER

ON

THE

RESTRICTIONS MUST BE

PERMITTED, MR THOMAS SAID CONCEPTS SECURITY AND PUBLIC POLICY

COMMUNITY TO COMMUNINY.

IN THE THIRD CRITERION

NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE

SUCH FROM

COVENANT

VARIED

THAT THE PURPOSE THAT WERE AS THE NEEDS OF NATIONAL PLACE TO PLACE,

FROM

THE

AND

"AND SO WITH THE CONSEQUENT

NECESSITY FOR RESTRICTIONS

THE RIGHTS OF THE ZIDDIVIDUAL," HE SAID.

UPON

A MARGIN AN AUTHORISED GO ΤΟ REFLECT ITS

"IT HAS BEEN RECOGNISED THAT A CONTRACTING STATE HAS OF APPRECIATION AS TO WHETHER IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY

ΤΟ NEEDS RESTRICTION, AND IF IT IS, HOW FAR IT ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED."

THIS FORM OF MR THOMAS SAID THE FACT THAT HONG KONG PROVIDED

NOT UNDERMINE THE CENSORSHIP FOR THE EXHIBITION OF FILMS ONLY WOULD CASE THAT THIS RESTRICTION WAS IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 19.

"THAT IS HONG KONG'S APPRECIATION CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS TERRITORY."'

THAT

OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS AND

HONG KONG WAS NOT

IN UNIQUE

ITS DAMAGE TO TO PREVENT

AS RESEARCHES WENT NO 19 WOULD BE

MR THOMAS ALSO REMARKED SEEKING TO USE POWERS OF CENSORSHIP RELATIONS WITH OTHER TERRITORIES, AND SO FAR ONE HAD PREVIOUSLY SOUGHT TO MAKE THE CASE THAT ARTICLE INFRINGED BY CENSORSHIP FOR SUCH A PURPOSE.

"GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN TERRITORIES IS

THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIS

OF ALL INTERNATIONAL LAW.

"I SHOULD DOUBT

HE SAID.

WHETHER

THE

ACCEPTANCE

OF

RIGHT THE

OF

FILM-MAKERS TO EXPRESS IDEAS WAS INTENDED TO BE CARRIED SO FAR AS TO BY MEANS OF POLITICAL ENABLE THOSE GOOD RELATIONS TO BE UNDERMINED PROPAGANDA THAT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE OFFENCE IN OVERSEAS TERRITORIES.

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