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Benefits

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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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