Censorship Committee to Inspect Bills of Lading Merchants importing fils from! foreign countries must submit their Ville of lading to the Film Censorship Committee for Greater Shanghai to be stamped before they can take delivery of them and, before any films can be exhibited publicly in the theatres, they must be submitted to the Censorship Committee for approval, This is the gist o! fa resolution passed by the—Committee, who decided to request the: Maritime Customs not to permit merchants to-take delivery of films Unless their bills of lading bear the stamp of the Committee.
Another resolution which was adopted at the same meeting was to the effect that films which have Hen censored by the Committee shall be submitted for examination every three years, 'The reason given for this was that the customs. fof the people change vastly and there are constant changes in the currents of political events in a few Years. 'This being the case, steps must be taken to see to it' that films are brought into line with present day customs and civilize tion and that there is nothing detrimental to the morality and interests of the public at large.
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