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MDLIAN 5268
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2828
OF 24090OZ AUGUST 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
нко 306/2
ГОР COPY Q DIST ?
FILM CENSORSHIP
-42
41
YOUR TELNO 1757 AND PEKING TELNO 1569
WE BELIEVE THAT THE RECENT SPATE OF QUOTE POLITICALLY CONTENTIOUS UNQUOTE FILMS WERE SUBMITTED FOR VARYING REASONS. QUOTE IF I WERE FOR REAL UNQUOTE WAS PROBABLY SUBMITTED TO TEST OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE NEW ORDINANCE. RELEASED BEFORE JUNE 4, IT DID NOT MAKE MUCH MONEY. QUOTE COLDEST WINTER UNQUOTE AND QUOTE PORTRAIT OF A FANATIC UNQUOTE WERE PROBABLY SUBMITTED NOW DUE TO THE INCREASED POLITICISATION HERE AND HENCE, THEY HOPE, IMPROVED BOX OFFICE RETURNS FOLLOWING RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA. QUOTE LES CHINOIS A PARIS UNQUOTE (SEPARATE TELEGRAM REFERS) WAS PROBABLY SUBMITTED NOW DUE TO THE TOPICALITY
OF THE PLA.
2. WE KNOW OF NO DEFINITE PLANS TO SUBMIT FURTHER QUOTE
CONTENTIOUS UNQUOTE FILMS.
FORD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
18
MINIMAL
HKD
N N N N
DISTRIBUTION
18
FED
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