THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JANUARY, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 29.
The following Circular Despatch and its enclosures, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st January, 1888.
CIRCULAR.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
DOWNING STREET,
63
18th November, 1887.
SIR. With reference to my predecessor's circular despatch of the 2nd December last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for information and publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office enclosing a copy of a Parliamentary Paper containing the text of the Convention concerning the creation of an International Union for the protection of Literary and Artistic Works, signed at Berne, September 9th, 1886.
It will be seen from the Foreign Office letter that steps have been taken for the passing of an Order of the Queen in Council for bringing the Convention into effect.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
H. T. HOLLAND.
The Officer Administering the Government of
(COPY.)
HONGKONG.
THE FOREIGN OFFICE TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE.
FOREIGN OFFICE,
October 31st, 1887.
SIR, I am directed by the Marquis of Salisbury to transmit to you, to be laid before Sir Henry Holland, and for communication to the Colonies, copies of a Parliamentary Paper containing the text of the Convention concerning the creation of an International Union for the protection of Literary and Artistic Works, signed at Berne, September 9th, 1886.
The following States, viz.: Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Haïti, Italy, Swit- zerland, and Tunis, have ratified the Convention, and the ratifications of those States were deposited at Berne on the 5th of September last.
I am to add that steps have been taken for the passing of an Order in Council for bringing the Convention into effect three months after the date of the deposit of the ratifications in conformity with the stipulations of Article XX.
I am, &c.,
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
(Signed)
T. V. LISTER.
CONVENTION Concerning the Creation of an International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
Signed at Berne, September 9, 1886.
[Ratifications exchanged at Berne, September 5, 1887.]
(Translation.)
Convention concerning the Creation of an International Union for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India ; His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; Her Ma- jesty the Queen Regent of Spain, in the name of His Catholic Majesty the King of Spain; the Pre- sident of the French Republic; the President of the Republic of Haïti; His Majesty the King of Italy; the President of the Republic of Liberia; the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation; His High- ness the Bey of Tunis,
Being equally animated by the desire to protect effectively, and in as uniform a manner as possible, the rights of authors over their literary and artistic works.
Have resolved to conclude a Convention to that effect, and have named for their Plenipoten- tiaries, that is to say: