Background

The Internet provides easy access not only to useful information, but also to indecent or even obscene materials that may affect youngsters' psychological development. The purview of the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (OFNAA), one of the enforcement agencies authorised by the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance (Cap. 390) (COIAO), encompasses Internet materials. OFNAA encourages schools to organise workshops and talks for parents on how to protect their children from objectionable materials and install filtering software on their home computers.

Objectives

To alert parents to the presence of objectionable materials on the Internet and teach them how to install filtering software to filter objectionable contents on the Internet.

The filtering software talks and workshops should contain the contents as stated in the following attached documents:

1. Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (OFNAA) has absolute discretion over the acceptance or rejection of an application.
2. Unless prior written approval has been obtained from the Government, the school must ensure that neither it (including its Associates and Associated Persons) nor any of its directors, employees (including their Associates and Associated Persons) or sub-contractors have any actual or potential financial or other interest in, or any association or connection with, any of the services or goods procured or obtained by the NGO with the funds provided.
3. The school must obtain the prior written approval of the Government before accepting any sponsorship, whether commercial or individual, including that in print material or other media, and must ensure that the assisting organisation has also obtained the necessary approval if it requires sponsorship.
4. The school / assisting organisation must not accept any sponsorship or advertising involving the promotion or endorsement of tobacco or liquor products, or the companies that supply them, or of any products or services that may conflict with Government programmes or policies.

Enquiries

Please contact Ms Yip at 2594 5820.

1. OFNAA has absolute discretion over the acceptance or rejection of an application.
2. Unless prior written approval has been obtained from the Government, the school must ensure that neither it (including its Associates and Associated Persons) nor any of its directors, employees (including their Associates and Associated Persons) or sub-contractors have any actual or potential financial or other interest in, or any association or connection with, any of the services or goods procured or obtained by the NGO with the funds provided.
3. The school must obtain the prior written approval of the Government before accepting any sponsorship, whether commercial or individual, including that in print material or other media, and must ensure that the assisting organisation has also obtained the necessary approval if it requires sponsorship.
4. The school/assisting organisation must not accept any sponsorship or advertising involving the promotion or endorsement of tobacco or liquor products, or the companies that supply them, or of any products or services that may conflict with Government programmes or policies.