programmes, thus giving RTV its first
opportunity to exercise its relay rights
under its licence.
B.
8.
THE COPYRIGHT ISSUE
Existing Copyright Legislation:
Copyright legislation in the Colony
is out of date and Hong Kong at
present operates under the United
Kingdom Copyright Act, 1911, as
modified by the Hong Kong Copyright
Ordinance, 1918, and the Fine Arts
Copyright Ordinance, 1901, as
subsequently amended. The pirating
of copyright works is a substantial
problem in Hong Kong and a frequent
cause of complaint to the Board of
Trade, who feel that in this Colony
it is most important to have up to
date legislation on the subject.
They are accordingly anxious that the
United Kingdom Copyright Act, 1956,
modified as may be appropriate, should
be extended to Hong Kong as soon as
possible. Until the provisions of
the 1956 Act are in force in the Colony,
the latter cannot be a party to the
latest text of the Berne Copyright
Convention or to the Universal
Copyright Convention.
9.
Proposed Legislation: The
Government of Hong Kong are fully
aware of the Colony's need for up
to date copyright legislation. We
have for some time been considering,
in consultation with the Governor,
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