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do not have the manpower to study into all the details and confirm they are all right. So, we have to make it clear to ourselves whether we are implementing a censorship system. This is the first point.
The second point. Ms. Ada Wong mentioned a Member. I don't think I need to give the name because we know already. The thing is, I feel that he has been under a lot of social pressure or criticism lately. I think he should or he is obliged to stand out and have a dialogue with the public or people of the performing art circle. A dialogue can be arranged at Mr. PAO's Culture Select Committee. I think it would be good. It brings out the issue of whether there is such a system in the Council. If we don't have it, why can't we say so clearly? I think we can face it positively and change a bad job into a good one. I think the spirit of Ms. Wong's original motion is commendable, but I also think we have to find out about the content of the so-called censorship. I hope to hear about this when Ms. WONG responds later on.
Ms. Jennifer Chow Kit-bing (in Cantonese): —In fact, I think Ms. Wong's motion is an overplay. I looked back at the three points mentioned by me and there was never any mention of censorship, I asked whether we could expand the function of TELA and whether we could apply the standard of Cai. III to concerts. I did not say that was the work of the Urban Council either because I know the role of the Urban Council. My third point concerns the Urban Council because I wanted to set up a complaints hotline. All the above were points raised by me at the last Debate. I must clarify that of the three points mentioned by me, not one was connected with censorship or restriction. I did not say that the Urban Council was taking over from TELA either. I just want to clarify this.
There is in fact the sort of dialogue referred to by Mr. Chan just now. It is in progress. During the dialogue with the entertainment circle, the purpose of the proposal was mentioned, explained and clarified. I think we have had cooperative and positive response from these people.
As the provider of venues, we currently have a set of terms and conditions for hirers to comply with. That helps maintain good and effective management and that gives us laws to go by so that limited resources can be fully utilized for the protection of public interest. With social development, some terms and laws are outdated. That is why we need to conduct reviews and engineer amendments from time to time. Our aim is to perfect the system and avoid legal vacuums or grey areas so that unlawful elements will not have a chance to take advantage of them and harm public interest.
I want to speak about concerts which we are more concerned about. Last year, concerts were found to contain obscene elements, indecent gestures and brash concepts. Under our present rules, we have difficulty taking up the monitoring role. Although we have a set of terms and conditions of hire, they do not cover the monitoring of obscenity. That is why there is great concern
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do not have the manpower to study into all the details and confirm they are all right. So, we have to make it clear to ourselves whether we are implementing a censorship system. This is the first point.
The second point. Ms. Ada Wong mentioned a Member. I don't think I need to give the name because we know already. The thing is, I feel that he has been under a lot of social pressure or criticism lately. I think he should or he is obliged to stand out and have a dialogue with the public or people of the performing art circle. A dialogue can be arranged at Mr. PAO's Culture Select Committee. I think it would be good. It brings out the issue of whether there is such a system in the Council. If we don't have it, why can't we say so clearly? I think we can face it positively and change a bad job into a good one. I think the spirit of Ms. Wong's original motion is commendable, but I also think we have to find out about the content of the so-called censorship. I hope to hear about this when Ms. WONG responds later on.
Ms. Jennifer Chow Kit-bing (in Cantonese): —In fact, I think Ms. Wong's motion is an overplay. I looked back at the three points mentioned by me and there was never any mention of censorship, I asked whether we could expand the function of TELA and whether we could apply the standard of Cai. III to concerts. I did not say that was the work of the Urban Council either because I know the role of the Urban Council. My third point concerns the Urban Council because I wanted to set up a complaints hotline. All the above were points raised by me at the last Debate. I must clarify that of the three points mentioned by me, not one was connected with censorship or restriction. I did not say that the Urban Council was taking over from TELA either. I just want to clarify this.
There is in fact the sort of dialogue referred to by Mr. Chan just now. It is in progress. During the dialogue with the entertainment circle, the purpose of the proposal was mentioned, explained and clarified. I think we have had cooperative and positive response from these people.
As the provider of venues, we currently have a set of terms and conditions for hirers to comply with. That helps maintain good and effective management and that gives us laws to go by so that limited resources can be fully utilized for the protection of public interest. With social development, some terms and laws are outdated. That is why we need to conduct reviews and engineer amendments from time to time. Our aim is to perfect the system and avoid legal vacuums or grey areas so that unlawful elements will not have a chance to take advantage of them and harm public interest.
I want to speak about concerts which we are more concerned about. Last ycar, concerts were found to contain obscene elements, indecent gestures and brash concepts. Under our present rules, we have difficulty taking up the monitoring role. Although we have a set of terms and conditions of hire, they do not cover the monitoring of obscenity. That is why there is great concern
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