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The following is issued on behalf of the Broadcasting Authority:
In response to media enquiries, the Broadcasting Authority (BA) made the following clarifications with regard to its decision on the complaint against the TV programme "An Autumn's Tale (秋天的童话)" broadcast on October 1, 2006 from 1.18pm to 3.19pm on TVB Jade:
(a) the extremely offensive expressions, "f_ _k" and "X家铲", used in the original unedited version of the film were unacceptable for broadcast on television at all times; and
(b) as regards the other coarse expressions "你x母", "队x", "x街", "x坦", the BA spokesman emphasised that the BA's decision was essentially focused on the broadcasting hours of the programme, which were in the daytime on Sunday when there might be a large number of children watching television. Material unsuitable for children or young viewers should not be shown when large numbers of children or young viewers might be expected to be watching television, particularly during school holidays.
Ends/Friday, January 26, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:37
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