To: Benny Tai (Department of Law)
Law, Government and Society Introduction: Worksheet
Name: Email: University No.: Date:
After attending the first lecture (or if have not attended the first lecture, after reading the attached article) which three key words, phrases or concepts have caught your attention? case. Please write down your views on those key words, phrases or concepts and explain why you think they are important to Hong Kong. Please write not more than 100 words for each keyword or phrase. This worksheet counts for 10% of your overall grade. You may also visit the course website (http://law.hku.hk/lawgovtsociety/news.htm) for more information concerning the
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NOTE: DEADLINE: 27 September 2006 HOW TO SUBMIT: Please hand in the worksheet to the Faculty Office of the Teaching Resources Centre (Rm 426, K.K. Leung Building).
Hong Kong magazine challenges 'indecent' classification over pop star photos The Associated Press Published: September 6, 2006 HONG KONG A Hong Kong magazine that sparked an uproar by running photos of a pop star changing her clothes in a recent issue has appealed its classification as "indecent," a court spokeswoman said Wednesday. Easy Finder magazine has challenged the Obscene Articles Tribunal's classification of its Aug. 23 edition, whose cover showed Hong Kong singer Gillian Chung changing after a concert in Malaysia's Genting Highlands, court spokeswoman Jaime Or said. Chung, a member of the female pop duo Twins, is shown naked shoulder up but her breasts are not revealed. The tribunal will now hold a hearing on the matter, Or said. She said the date of the hearing wasn't immediately known. The Easy Finder issue's "indecent" classification could pave the way for prosecution because publications that fall under the category are required to be wrapped and display a warning that the item cannot be sold to people under 18 — conditions Easy Finder didn't meet. The cover photos have been condemned by journalists, Chung's fellow stars and member of the public. Jackie Chan led a protest at Hong Kong's government headquarters, the Hong Kong Journalists Association called the photos a violation of professional ethics and government regulators received a deluge of complaints. Chung has reported the matter to both Hong Kong and Malaysian police. She has also sought a court injunction demanding that Easy Finder give her the photographs. The injunction was apparently successful. Mani Fok, an artist manager for Chung's record label, EEG, told the AP Wednesday that the company is happy with the result of the request. She declined to give details. Hong Kong celebrities traditionally have a tense relationship with the city's aggressive paparazzi. A local magazine was shut down temporarily amid a backlash after it published a cover photo of a visibly distressed, seminude female, widely reported to be actress Carina Lau, in October 2002.