TNAG-1814-FCO40-2575-Hong-Kong-Film-Censorship-Ordinance-1988-(No.-25-of-1988)-1988 — Page 174

For decision

on 1 March 1988

ANNEX B TO XCC(88)42

XCC (88) 20

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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance

(Chapter 172)

Television Ordinance (Chapter 52)

Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance

(No. 9/87)

FILM CENSORSHIP BILL 1988

THE PROBLEM

The consultation

period for the revised Film

In the light of comments

Censorship Bill 1987, published on 6 November 1987 for public information and comment, has lapsed.

on the last draft, the Bill has been amended.

I

RECOMMENDATION AND ADVICE SOUGHT

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Members will be asked to advise whether-

(a)

the Film Censorship

(b)

II

Bill 1988, at Annex I,

should be introduced into the Legislative Council; and

the Bill should be printed and published in the Gazette, in the form of a Bill in English (Annex I) and in Chinese (Annex II).

III

BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT

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On 3 November 1987 after considering memorandum XCC(87) 156 (copy at Annex III), the Executive Council advised and the Governor ordered that the revised Film Censorship Bill 1987 should be published for further public

further public information comment for a period of four weeks.

and