Entertainment
Licensing
Amusement Game Centres Licence
- What are the criteria
for granting an Amusement Game Centres Licence (AGCL)?
- Can a body corporate
or a partnership hold an AGCL?
Trade Promotion Competition Licence
- What is a Trade Promotion
Competition Licence (TPCL)?
- How many TPCLs are
required for an organization to conduct daily draws
for an event covering a period, say a whole month?
Lottery Licence
- If an organization
employs part-time workers to help sell lottery tickets
in public streets, will their salaries be counted
as part of the "expenses" of the lottery
activity as stated in the Application Form?
Amusement with Prizes Licence
- Under what circumstances
will an Amusement With Prizes Licence (AWPL) be
required?
Registration
of Newspapers/Magazines
- What kinds of periodicals
are required to be registered?
- What is the fee for
registration of a newspaper/magazine?
- Are books required
to be registered?
Legal Requirements
for Publications
- Are newspapers,
magazines and VCDs required to be submitted to the
Government for prior examination before being sold
in the market?
- Is there any difference
in legal requirement for publishing articles on
the Internet and on other paper-based publications?
Film
Classification
- The classification
system indicates the suitability of films for different
age groups. Is it mandatory or advisory in nature?
- Do film trailers
need to be examined before public exhibition?
- What are the classification
standards for language used in a film?
- Is the depiction
of nudity only allowed in Category III films?
- Are standards for
television programmes similar to film classification
standards?
Special Effects
Licensing
- What licences and
permits are required to produce special effects
for films, television programmes and theatrical
performances?
- What are special
effects materials?
- Under what circumstances
may a discharge permit be exempted?
- What is the difference
between Stream A and Stream B discharge permits?
- Does the discharge
permit issued by TELA cover fireworks displays?
- How are storage and
conveyance of PSEM regulated?
- How are storage and
conveyance of non-PSEM regulated?
- What can I do if
the shooting of special effects is postponed after
a discharge permit has been issued? Can I apply
for refund of the permit fee?
- How to apply for
a licence or a permit under the Entertainment Special
Effects Ordinance?
Location Shooting
Immigration & Customs
- Do I need to apply
for an employment visa in order to shoot in Hong
Kong?
- What should I do
if I want to shoot in the Mainland of China?
- What customs procedure
will the crew go through when I enter Hong Kong?
Permits
- Do I have to apply
for a filming permit in order to shoot in Hong Kong?
- Do I have to apply
for a permit to shoot in public places?
- I wish to use modified
firearms and blank ammunition for filming purpose.
Do I need to apply for a permit?
- Where can I find
local production people and equipment to help me
with the shooting?
- I have so many questions.
I need someone to talk to. Who should I approach?
Broadcasting
Regulation
- Does the government
pre-censor any programmes or advertisements broadcast
on television?
- What is the relationship
between BA and TELA?
- Is there any restriction
on the broadcast of liquor advertisements on radio
and television?
- How is radio and
television regulated?
- How are the codes
of practice drawn up?
- How does the Broadcasting
Authority (BA) ensure that its codes of practice
are in line with the community attitudes and standards?
- Who needs a broadcasting
licence?
- What is a broadcasting
service?
- Who is the authority
for the granting of a broadcasting licence?
- How can one apply
for a broadcasting licence?
- How does a member
of the public lodge a complaint to the Broadcasting
Authority (BA)?
- What kind of information
should be given when lodging a complaint?
- How will a complaint
be handled?
- What action will
be taken against the broadcaster concerned if a
complaint is considered as substantiated by the
BA?
- What action will
be taken on cases which are unsubstantiated?
Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance
- What articles are subject to regulation by the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance ("COIAO")?
- Does the COIAO apply to articles on the Internet?
- What are the definitions of "obscenity" and "indecency"?
- What is the definition of "publish"?
- Who is responsible for classifying articles and what are the classifications?
- What criteria does the OAT adopt in making the classification of articles?
- What are the restrictions on the publication of indecent articles under the COIAO? What are the penalties?
- What are the restrictions on the publication of obscene articles under the COIAO? What are the penalties?
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