TNAG-1814-FCO40-2575-Hong-Kong-Film-Censorship-Ordinance-1988-(No.-25-of-1988)-1988 — Page 153

FILM CENSORSHIP

Ord. No. 25/88

14. (1) Where a person other than the Authority makes any excision to a film for the purpose of section 13(4), he shall forthwith deposit with the Authority the piece of film so excised.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Authority shall retain each piece of film excised by him under section 13(4), or deposited with him under subsection (1) of this section, for not less than 5 years, and thereafter the piece of film may be disposed of in such manner as he thinks fit.

(3) The person who submitted the film under section 8 from which a piece of film retained by the Authority under subsection (2) was excised may, at any time, request in writing the Authority to return to him that piece of film and, unless that piece of film has otherwise been disposed of under subsection (2), the Authority shall forthwith return that piece of film to that person if that person returns to the Authority the certificate of approval issued under section 13(4) in respect of that film.

(4) Where a certificate of approval issued under section 13(4) is returned to the Authority under subsection (3), the certificate shall be deemed to be revoked.

(5) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000.

All1

Excised film to be retained by

Authority.

PART VI

EXHIBITION OF FILMS

15. (1) A person shall not exhibit a film in respect of which a certificate of exemption has been issued under section 9 or a certificate of approval has been issued under section 13 unless the certificate, or a legible photocopy thereof, is displayed and kept displayed in a conspicuous position in or about the entrance to the part of the place intended to be occupied by persons viewing the exhibition of the film during the period of the exhibition of the film.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000.

PART VII

ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD OF REVIEW AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARD

Film not to be exhibited

without display

of certificate of exemption or approval.

16. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, there is hereby estab- Board of lished a Board of Review.

(2) The Board shall consist of the following members-

(a) the Secretary ex officio;

(b) 3 other persons being public officers appointed by the Governor;

and

(c) 6 other persons not being public officers appointed by the

Governor.

(3) Subject to sections 17(6), 18(7) and 19(8), at a meeting 6 members shall form a quorum.

Review.