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Ord. No. 25/88
FILM CENSORSHIP

“censor” means a censor appointed under section 5;

“cigarette advertisement” has the meaning assigned to it by section 14 of the (Cap. 371.)Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance;

“exercise”, in relation to any function, includes perform and discharge;

“exhibition”, in relation to a film, means the screening of the film in Hong Kong—

(a) at any place of public entertainment within the meaning of section 2 of the Places of (Cap. 172.)Public Entertainment Ordinance;
(b) at any public place within the meaning of section 3 of the (Cap. 1.)Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance which is not a place of public entertainment referred to in paragraph (a); or
(c) at any place to which a person has access by reason of the fact of being a member of a club, society, company, partnership or association of persons, incorporated or unincorporated,

but does not include any such screening to—

(i) the persons who made the film or who arranged or organized the making of the film;
(ii) a person who distributes, or intends to distribute, the film in or outside Hong Kong;
(iii) a person who exhibits, or intends to exhibit, the film in or outside Hong Kong;
(iv) the projectionist of the film; or
(v) any combination of the persons referred to in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv),

where no other person is present at such screening; and “exhibit” shall be construed accordingly;

“film” means—

(a) a cinematograph film and includes any sound-track associated with such film;
(b) a video-tape and includes any sound-track associated with such video-tape;
(c) a still film and includes any sound-track associated with such film;
(d) any other record of visual moving images that is capable of being used for the subsequent screening of those images and includes any sound-track associated with such record;
(e) any combination of the films referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d); or
(f) an excerpt or part of a film referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e);

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“inspector” means a public officer authorized under section 23(1) to be an inspector for the purposes of this Ordinance;

“meeting” means a meeting of the Board;