TNAG-2819-FCO40-4068-Future-of-Hong-Kong-International-Rights-and-Obligations-(IR-1993 — Page 139

25 June 1993

Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

London SWIA ZAH

Telephone: 071.

Peter Britton

Intellectual Property Directorate

Room 3/2

Hazlitt House

45 Southampton Buildings

Chancery lane

LONDON

WC2A 1AR

Dear Mr Brilton

HKC 031/15

2. AUG 1993

SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

1. Following a conversation with Graham Jenkins, I enclose a copy of Hong Kong telno 1013 concerning the need for a stopgap measure which would provide copyright protection for cable television programmes due to come on stream in October.

2. Hong Kong envisage that all of the provisions of the Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984 should be extended to Hong Kong. Presumably this would require an order in Council, which in turn would need to be laid before the Privy Council. With the Parliamentary recess approaching, and copyright protection required from October, we may need to move quickly.

3. If you agree, I should be very grateful if you could urgently put in hand drafting of an Order in Council. If this raises any difficulties, you may wish to ask your Legal Adviser to have a word with ours, who is aware of the subject and who in any case would wish to have an opportunity to comment on the draft Order.

4.

Hong Kong have raised additional questions in paragraphs 9 and 10 on which I would be grateful for your advice.

Yours ever

annadete Bouch.

Annadele Bouch

Hong Kong Department

CC Jill Barrett, Legal Advisers

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