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The Court of Appeal dismissed Three Weekly Limited’s appeals, holding that Obscene Articles Tribunal classification was administrative, not criminal, and that the tribunal acted within its powers.
Court dismissed an appeal and judicial review challenging indecency classifications of newspaper articles, holding the Tribunal lawfully applied section 10 factors.
Judicial review of an amusement game centre licence suspension succeeded after the court held the Commissioner lacked power for general moral censorship and the Appeal Board misallocated the burden of proof.
Court of Appeal held sex manuals and synthetic male penises were indecent or obscene under Hong Kong ordinances, set aside the magistrate’s dismissal, and remitted the matter.
The High Court held that certified translations of extracts could suffice in an objectionable publications case, and that a full translation was not required unless the public good defence was raised.
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