### Copyright Ordinance 《版權條例》

273H. Exceptions to sections 273A, 273B, 273C and 273G
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development may, by notice published in the Gazette, exclude from the application of any provisions of sections 273A, 273B, 273C and 273G any work or performance, class of works or performances or class of devices, products, components, means or services if he is satisfied—
(a) that any use of or dealing with the work or performance, class of works or performances or class of devices, products, components, means or services, as the case may be, does not constitute or lead to an infringement of copyright or the rights conferred by Part III (rights in performances); and
(b) that any such use or dealing has been, or is likely to be, adversely impaired or affected as a result of the application of the provisions.
(Added 15 of 2007 s. 69)

### Copyright Ordinance 《版權條例》

275. Rights and remedies in respect of apparatus, etc. for unauthorized reception of transmissions
(1) A person who—
(a) makes charges for the reception of programmes included in a broadcasting or cable programme service provided from a place in Hong Kong or elsewhere; or
(b) sends encrypted transmissions of any other description from a place in Hong Kong or elsewhere,
is entitled to the following rights and remedies.
(2) He has the same rights and remedies against a person who—
(a) makes, imports, exports or sells or lets for hire any apparatus or device designed or adapted to enable or assist persons to receive the programmes or other transmissions when they are not entitled to do so; or
(b) publishes any information which is calculated to enable or assist persons to receive the programmes or other transmissions when they are not entitled to do so,
as a copyright owner has in respect of an infringement of copyright.
(3) Further, he has the same rights and remedies under section 109 (delivery up) in relation to any such apparatus or device as a copyright owner has in relation to an infringing copy.
(4) In section 108(1) (innocent infringement of copyright) as it applies to proceedings for infringement of the rights conferred by this section, the reference to the defendant not knowing or having reason to believe that copyright subsisted in the work is construed as a reference to his not knowing or having reason to believe that his acts infringed the rights conferred by this section.
(5) Section 111 applies, with the necessary modifications, in relation to the disposal of anything delivered up by virtue of subsection (3).
[cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 298 U.K.]

### Copyright Ordinance 《版權條例》

276. Denial of rights under section 275 to people of countries, etc. not giving adequate protection to Hong Kong broadcasts, cable programmes and encrypted transmissions
(1) Subject to subsection (3), if it appears to the Chief Executive in Council that broadcasts made or cable programmes or encrypted transmissions sent from Hong Kong are not adequately protected in a country, territory or area as a result of any prejudicial treatment given to those broadcasts, cable programmes or transmissions by that country, territory or area, the Chief Executive in Council may by regulation in accordance with this section restrict the rights conferred by section 275 in relation to broadcasters or providers of cable programme services or encrypted transmissions of that country, territory or area.
(2) The Chief Executive in Council shall designate in the regulation the country, territory or area concerned and provide that, for the purposes specified in the regulation, a broadcast made or a cable programme or encrypted transmission sent after a date specified in the regulation does not qualify for protection conferred by section 275 if at the time of that making or sending the maker or sender is—
(a) an individual domiciled or resident or having a right of abode in that country, territory or area (and not at the same time domiciled or resident or having a right of abode in Hong Kong); or
(b) a body incorporated under the law of that country, territory or area,
and the regulation may make such provision for all the purposes of section 275 or for such purposes as are specified in the regulation, and either generally or in relation to such class of cases as are specified in the regulation, having regard to the nature and extent of that prejudicial treatment referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The Chief Executive in Council shall not exercise his power under this section in relation to a country, territory or area which is a party to a bilateral or multilateral copyright or related right convention to which Hong Kong is also a party or the application of which has been extended to Hong Kong.
(Amended 22 of 1999 s. 3)

277. Supplementary provisions as to fraudulent reception
Where section 275 applies in relation to a broadcasting service or cable programme service, it also applies to any service run for the person providing that service, or a person providing programmes for that service, which consists wholly or mainly in the sending by means of a telecommunications system of sounds or visual images, or both.
[cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 299 U.K.]

278. Commissioner may authorize officers
The Commissioner may authorize any public officer to exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer under this Ordinance.

279. Interpretation
Expressions used in this Part which are defined for the purposes of Parts II (copyright) and III (rights in performances) have the same meaning as in those Parts.

### Copyright Ordinance 《版權條例》

281. Repeals
The enactments specified in Schedule 5 are repealed to the extent specified.

282. Transitional provisions and savings in relation to amendments effected by the Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance 2003
(Amended 15 of 2007 s. 71)Schedule 6 contains transitional provisions and savings in relation to certain amendments made to this Ordinance by the Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance 2003 (27 of 2003).
(Added 27 of 2003 s. 8. Amended 15 of 2007 s. 71)

### Family Status Discrimination Ordinance 《家庭崗位歧視條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 5 of 2018)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2013)

### Family Status Discrimination Ordinance 《家庭崗位歧視條例》

3. Application
This Ordinance binds the Government.

4. Act done for 2 or more reasons
If an act is done for 2 or more reasons and one of the reasons is the family status of a person (whether or not it is the dominant or a substantial reason for doing the act), then for the purposes of this Ordinance, the act shall be taken to be done for the reason of the person’s family status.

5. Discrimination against a person who has family status
A person discriminates against a person who has family status in any circumstances relevant for the purposes of any provision of this Ordinance if—
(a) on the ground of the second-mentioned person’s family status or that person’s particular family status (the relevant family status

6. Discrimination by way of victimisation
(1) A person (the discriminator

7. Comparison of cases under section 5
A comparison of the cases of persons with a particular family status with those who do not have that family status or any family status as the case may require, shall be such that the relevant circumstances in the one case are the same, or not materially different, in the other.

8. Discrimination against applicants and employees
(1) It is unlawful for a person (the employer

9. Discrimination against contract workers
(1) This section applies to any work for a person (the principal

10. Meaning of employment at establishment in Hong Kong
(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance (the relevant purposes