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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1987
POLITICAL CENSORSHIP WILL BE VIEWED WITH SUSPICION
ANY STEP WHICH MOVES TOWARDS "POLITICAL CENSORSHIP" WHETHER
SUSPICION BY REAL OR IMAGINARY, WILL BE VIEWED WITH
THE PEOPLE OF HON HONG KONG, PARTICULARLY AT THIS SENSITIVE TIME, THE
DESMOND LEE YU-TAI SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING ON THE MOTION BY THE HON MARTIN LEE CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS, MR LEE SAID, "WE WANT CREATIVE WORK FREELY EXPRESSED AND WHICH
INHIBITED BY
RESTRICTIONS."
IS
NOT
MR LEE SAID SOME PEOPLE WERE MINDFUL ABOUT POSSIBLE
FROM CHINA.
ON FILM WHICH IS EXCESSIVE
REACTIONS
**
I ACCEPT THAT WE SHOULD IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND MUTUAL
WITH UNDERSTANDING
THE MAINLAND. BUT WE MUST PRESENT THE TRUE
KONG ΤΟ POSITION OF HONG
THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE HONG KONG PEOPLE AND HOW WE OPERATE THE PLACE.
HE SAID IT WAS WRONG TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THE CHINESE LEADERS
ΤΟ THINGS
PLEASE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE AND HEAR AND THEN DO AND SAY THEM.
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'SUCH ACTION IS 'MEASURING A GENTLEMEN'S STOMACH WITH A SMALL PEOPLE CAN MAN'S HEART'. CHINESE LEADERS HAVE REPEATEDLY STATED THAT CRITICISE THE COMMUNIST PARTY.
"WHY SHOULD WE NOT BE FORTHCOMING WITH HONEST VIEWS AND PRESENT THE TRUTH TO THESE LEADERS? WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO EXERCISE SELF CENSORSHIP?"
MR LEE SAID HE WOULD PREFER ΤΟ SEE AN ABSENCE OF ADVANCE
FORMS CENSORSHIP OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER
OF EXPRESSION INCLUDING
MOVIE FILMS.
"ANY FORM OF CONTROL SHOULD BE EXERCISED THROUGH PUNITIVE MEASURES WHICH ARE IMPOSED BY LAW AFTER THE EVENT.
"IN ORDER TO OBVIATE THE RISK OF BEING PUNISHED, THE PUBLISHER OR PRODUCER
IF MAY,
HE SO WISHES. SUBMIT THE PUBLICATION SCRUTINY OR CLASSIFICATION ON
OR
A VOLUNTARY
PRODUCTION FOR ADVANCE BASIS."
HE SAID THIS PRINCIPLE WAS USED IN THE CONTROL OF
ΤΟ INDECENT ARTICLE ORDINANCE AND SHOULD BE APPLIED ON FILM CENSORSHIP.
MR LEE
THE SAID
PRESENT
REGULATIONS WERE TEMPORARY MEASURE AND THE BILL FOR FILM CENSORSHIP WAS CONSULTATION PERIOD.
"THIS IS
OBSCENE AND
THE LEGISLATION
INTENDED
AS STILL IN ITS
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