The government gazetted the revised draft of the "Film Censorship Ordinance" on Friday (27th), introducing and implementing the provisions of the "Minato National Security Act", which expressly stipulates whether films will be "detrimental to national security" before they are released.
However, there was no detailed explanation on the actual implementation and the "banned broadcast" methods, and some critics pointed out that the red line was blurred and hindered the creation.
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau responded to enquiries, stating that the Ordinance only regulates films that are publicly shown in Hong Kong, while content such as television broadcasting and the Internet are regulated by other relevant laws. Whether individual acts constitute crimes depends on individual circumstances and evidence.
The government proposes that if the Chief Secretary for Administration thinks that the film is "not conducive to national security", he can instruct the supervisor in writing to revoke the certificate of the film, and the film's DVD cannot be released on the market.
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The government will announce that the broadcast of the film has been cancelled
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau pointed out that the "Film Censorship Ordinance" clearly stipulates that only films that are publicly shown in Hong Kong are regulated; as for content such as television broadcasting and the Internet, it is regulated by other relevant laws.
Whether an individual act constitutes a crime depends on individual circumstances and evidence, and cannot be generalized.
After the authorities recently announced further amendments to the "Film Censorship Ordinance", some industries are concerned that films previously shown in Hong Kong have not passed the censorship of the Mainland, and they are worried that related films will be banned in the future.
The authorities only stated that if a rating change or revocation certificate is involved, it will be publicly explained to prevent the public from continuing to broadcast it.
However, there is no explanation as to whether movies played on paid streaming video platform services will be regulated.
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau stated that the "Film Censorship Ordinance" clearly stipulates that only films that are publicly shown in Hong Kong are regulated.
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Looking back at previous reports, some members of the Legislative Council once pointed out that films shown on the Internet could be more widely disseminated, and suggested that the authorities should study the regulation of online films. At that time, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Qiu Tenghua pointed out that the society needed to discuss this again.
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