Hong Kong Regulations

FILM CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS - REGULATION 12

Remission of fees

(1) If the Authority is satisfied that any film submitted to be dealt with
under section 10 of the Ordinance-

   (a)  will only be exhibited free of charge he may, in his discretion,
        direct that the fee payable under section 10(8) of the Ordinance shall
        be remitted;

   (b)  will be exhibited only once for payment he may, in his discretion,
        direct that nine-tenths of the fee payable under section 10(8) of the
        Ordinance shall be remitted;

   (c)  will be exhibited by a bona fide film club or similar organization
        whose declared intentions are principally cultural and non-profit
        making and are accepted by the Authority as such, he may direct that
        such fee payable under section 10(8) of the Ordinance shall be
        remitted in whole or in part;

   (d)  is the same or substantially the same as another film which has been
        submitted to be dealt with under section 10 of the Ordinance seeking
        the same or another classification and in respect of which the full
        prescribed fee under that section is payable or has been paid, he may,
        in his discretion, direct that the fee payable under section 10(8) of
        the Ordinance in respect of the film shall be remitted in whole or in
        part; or (L.N. 465 of 1993)

   (e)  is the same as another film which has been approved for exhibition
        under the revoked regulations within the meaning of section 32(3) of
        the Ordinance, he may, in his discretion, direct that the fee payable
        under section 10(8) of the Ordinance shall be remitted in whole or in
        part.

(2) If the Authority is satisfied that any film submitted to be dealt with
under section 9 of the Ordinance-

   (a)  will be exhibited by a bona fide film club or similar organization
        whose declared intentions are principally cultural and non-profit
        making and are accepted by the Authority as such; or

   (b)  will be exhibited for cultural, educational or religious purposes only
        which are accepted by the Authority as such, he may direct that such
        fee payable under section 9(5) of the Ordinance shall be remitted in
        whole or in part. (L.N. 465 of 1993)

(3) If the Authority is satisfied that any film, the advertising material of
which is submitted to be dealt with under section 15K of the Ordinance-

   (a)  will only be exhibited free of charge;

   (b)  will be exhibited only once for payment; or

   (c)  will be exhibited by a bona fide film club or similar organization
        whose declared intentions are principally cultural and non-profit
        making and are accepted by the Authority as such, he may direct that
        the fee payable under section 15K(4) of the Ordinance shall be
        remitted in whole or in part. (L.N. 447 of 1995)

(4) If the Authority is satisfied that any videotape or laserdisc with the
classification described in section 12(1)(c) of the Ordinance, the packaging
of which is submitted to be dealt with under section 15B of the Ordinance,
will be published by a non-profit making organization for a cultural,
educational or other purpose which is in the public interest, he may direct
that the fee payable under section 15B(3) of the Ordinance shall be remitted
in whole or in part. (L.N. 447 of 1995)

(5) If the Authority is satisfied that a person who views or inspects any
videotape, laserdisc, packaging or advertising material maintained in the
repository under section 29A(1) of the Ordinance does so for the purpose of
conducting academic research which is non-profit making, he may direct that
the fee payable under section 29A(2) of the Ordinance shall be remitted in
whole or in part. (L.N. 447 of 1995) (Enacted 1988)