TNAG-2447-FCO40-3563-Television-in-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 4

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CABLE TELEVISION: COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

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WE ARE CONSCIOUS THAT WE OWE YOU A FOLLOW-UP TO FCO TELNO 1032 OF 31 MAY 1991 ABOUT WORK HERE ON DRAFTING AN ORDER IN COUNCIL TO AMEND THE COPYRIGHT CHONG KONG) ORDERS (YOUR TELNO 860 OF 9 MARCH 1990).

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BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER WITH THE WORK ON DRAFTING A ORDER IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU PROPOSE TO INCLUDE CABLE TELEVISION COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN THE LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT YOUR CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY

IN HONG KONG.

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WE NOTE THAT IN PRACTICE YOU HAVE SO FAR BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE WITHOUT TEMPORARY PROVISION FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF CABLE TELEVISION. WE NOW WONDER WHETHER IT IS RIGHT AT THIS STAGE TO

BE ENACTING ORDERS IN COUNCIL OF A KIND WHICH WILL NEED LOCALISATION, GIVEN THAT SO MUCH LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE RELATIVELY SHORT TIME BEFORE 1997. (CF YOUR REJECTION OF OPTION 1 IN YOUR TELNO 860). UNLESS YOU ARE UNLIKELY TO BE IN A POSITION TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION ON CABLE TELEVISION COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR A YEAR OR MORE, WE WOULD PREFER THAT LOCAL LEGISLATION IS ENACTED TO GIVE THE REQUIRED PROTECTION.

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IF, HOWEVER, YOU HAVE DECIDED THAT THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED IS BY USING OPTION 4 OF YOUR TELNO 860, COULD YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW EXACTLY WHICH COPYRIGHT CHONG KONG) ORDERS YOU HAVE IN MIND TO BE AMENDED.

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