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Mrs, Selina Chow mentioned the confusion of social

values among young people. She attributed this partly to the

influence of unreal characterisation on television. Guidelines

are set out by Government on what is considered suitable for

broadcast and programmers are asked to exercise vigilance,

especially during family viewing hours.

The years between innocence and experience are

character forming. While we would wish to impart ideals of

what the world should be, our children should also know what

the real world is like.

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Mr. Chan Ying-lun referred to the harm caused to

young minds by violent and sexually explicit comic books and

videotapes. I can assure Mr. Chan that Government is determined

to take action against vendors of such material. We shall

continue to refer offensive material to the Obscene Articles

Tribunal which was established in September last year. We shall

also be appealing to District Boards, School Authorities and

outreach social workers for assistance.

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Sir, I support the motion.