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6.
Hong Kong
recognizes
creativity and investment
the
the
need
to
protect
the
Under
of phonogram, producers.
Convention, providing protection to foreign
markets.
sound
sound
recordings not only increases Hong Kong's access to such recordings, but also ensures protection of Hong Kong sound
in recordings
Hong Kong's recording industry has a significant export trade. to S.E. The Convention is essential to safeguard
Asian markets.
overseas
the interests of local producers of phonograms.
Proposal
7.
The
British side
proposes
that the
Convention
should continue to apply to Hong Kong SAR after 30-June in accordance with the Joint Declaration. To achieve this
result, it will be necessary for the CPG in some way to
indicate
all
to
all
Contracting present
all
and Parties,
governments which may become parties before 1 July 1997,
that
international rights and obligations arising from the Convention, to the extent to which they apply to Hong
Kong, will
assumed by the CPG with effect from 1 July
1997 and apply to the HKSAR of the PRC. It will further be
necessary to ensure,
far
those that possible, Contracting Parties either agree or at least acquiesce.
the
opinion
be
of
the
SO
British
as
side,
the
best
In
method for
securing this objective would be as described in para. 7 of the paper handed to the Chinese side on 15 March 1989.
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