Vivienne Chow A proposed new law that will inject national security elements into Hong Kong’s censorship system has the city’s filmmakers worried.
The law allows government officials retrospective power to change previously-issued exhibition approvals and provides for three year jail terms in case of breach.“We are very worried,” Tenky Tin, chair of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers’ executive committee, told Variety. “Our greatest concern is whether we would be breaking the law.”Other filmmakers say that the new law brings greater risks for investors.
This may cause funding for the industry to dry up.Commerce minister Edward Yau said on Tuesday that the amendments to the Film Censorship Ordinance were examples of the July 2021.
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