SWEDISH moral standards had to be taken into account when ruling on pictures sent to the territory for processing for adult magazines printed in that country, the High Court ruled yesterday.
Deputy Judge Wong ordered the Obscene Articles Tribunal to reconsider its decision that almost 160 photographs and slides intended for publication in adult magazines in Sweden were obscene or indecent.
He said the moral standards of the place where the items were to appear should be considered.
He was hearing an appeal brought by Well-Tech Colour Separation Ltd and its three directors.
The company and the directors were charged with possession of obscene articles for the purpose of publication after the items were intercepted by the Customs and Excise Department as they were being returned to Sweden.
A magistrate referred the items to the tribunal.