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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-May I call the meeting to order.
1. CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES HELD ON 13 JUNE 1995
The minutes of the meeting held on 13 June 1995 were confirmed.
2. PAPER LAID
The following paper was laid on the table:
Report to the Urban Council by the Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of June 1995.
3. QUESTIONS
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):—As Mr. Mok Ying-fan, Chairman of the Museums Select Committee has to leave early to attend the District Board Meeting, I will ask Ms. Jennifer Chow to ask her question first.
(4) MS. JENNIFER CHOW asked the following question (in Cantonese):-The problem arising from the display of the artwork 'New Man' has aroused public concern. Every year, the Urban Council displays some famous paintings and sculptures featuring nude or half nude figures. Does the Council have any criteria in determining where to display such works of art in its venues to ensure that they would not infringe the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance?
MR. MOK YING-FAN, CHAIRMAN OF MUSEUMS SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows (in Cantonese):—This question concerns the display of works of art in Urban Council venues and the implications of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance on such display.
Two types of Council venues are currently used for display of works of art:
Firstly, museums and enclosed venues designated for the purposes of art display, for example, the exhibition halls of various civic centres; and
Secondly, open spaces and public circulation areas within buildings, for example, the Foyer of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Section 23 of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance provides that the prohibition of public display of indecent matter does not apply to the display of an article in a bona fide art gallery or museum and visible only from within that gallery or museum'. Therefore museums and exhibition halls are exempted from the provisions of the Ordinance.
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):-May I call the meeting to order.
1. CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES HELD ON 13 JUNE 1995
The minutes of the meeting held on 13 June 1995 were confirmed.
2. PAPER LAID
The following paper was laid on the table:
Report to the Urban Council by the Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of June 1995.
3. QUESTIONS
CHAIRMAN (in Cantonese):—As Mr. Mox Ying-fan, Chairman of the Museums Select Committee has to leave early to attend the District Board Meeting, I will ask Ms. Jennifer Cнow to ask her question first.
(4) MS. JENNIFER CHOW asked the following question (in Cantonese):-The problem arising from the display of the artwork 'New Man' has aroused public concern. Every year, the Urban Council displays some famous paintings and sculptures featuring nude or half nude figures. Does the Council have any criteria in determining where to display such works of art in its venues to ensure that they would not infringe the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance?
MR. MOK YING-FAN, CHAIRMAN OF MUSEUMS SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows (in Cantonese):—This question concerns the display of works of art in Urban Council venues and the implications of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance on such display.
Two types of Council venues are currently used for display of works of art:
Firstly, museums and enclosed venues designated for the purposes of art display, for example, the exhibition halls of various civic centres; and
Secondly, open spaces and public circulation areas within buildings, for example, the Foyer of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Section 23 of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance provides that the prohibition of public display of indecent matter does not apply to the display of an article in a bona fide art gallery or museum and visible only from within that gallery or museum'. Therefore museums and exhibition halls are exempted from the provisions of the Ordinance.
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