Lawmakers have approved tougher penalties for people caught possessing or selling child pornography after a high-profile case earlier this year spurred calls for change.
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00:00Lawmakers have approved harsher penalties for buying or possessing child pornography.
00:06The new rules allow for fines of up to US$30,000 and up to seven years in prison.
00:12The law aims to curb the production and sale of sexually explicit content of minors.
00:17There has been a push for tougher penalties after actor and TV host Mickey Huang
00:22received two years deferred prosecution after being indicted for possessing child pornography.
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