F.
FILM CENSORSHIP
THE NEED FOR CENSORSHIP
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Film Censorship Bill provides that the censor will take number of matters into consideration in deciding whether a film is suitable for exhibition, including whether there is likelihood that the exhibition of the film would seriously damage good relations with
other territories.
This provision is necessary in circumstances of Hong Kong.
COMPATABILITY WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL
RIGHTS
I do not consider that the Film Censorship Bill is incompatible with the United Kingdom's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
HONG KONG'S PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENTS WERE NOT LAWFUL
HKG acted to put the vires of their film censorship provisions (which had operated without legal challenge for 30 years) beyond
legal doubt.
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