### Copyright Ordinance 《版權條例》

179. Ships, aircraft and hovercraft registered in Hong Kong
This Part applies to things done on a ship, aircraft or hovercraft registered under the law of Hong Kong as it applies to things done in Hong Kong.
[cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 162 U.K.]

180. Denial of copyright protection to people of countries, etc. not giving adequate protection to Hong Kong works
(1) Subject to subsection (4), if it appears to the Chief Executive in Council that Hong Kong works or one or more classes of those works are not adequately protected in a country, territory or area as a result of any prejudicial treatment given to those works by that country, territory or area, the Chief Executive in Council may by regulation in accordance with this section restrict the rights conferred by this Part in relation to works of authors connected with 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 work first published in that country, territory or area after a date specified in the regulation does not qualify for copyright protection by virtue of such publication if at the time of that publication the author 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 this Part 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)  In this section Hong Kong works (香港作品) means copyright works of which the author was at the material time—
(a) an individual domiciled or resident or having a right of abode in Hong Kong; or
(b) a body incorporated under the law of Hong Kong.

(4) 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)[cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 160 U.K.]

### Copyright Ordinance 《版權條例》

181. Meaning of first publication and material time
(1) For the purposes of section 180, publication in one country, territory or area is still regarded as first publication if simultaneous publication occurs elsewhere; and for this purpose publication elsewhere within the previous 30 days is treated as simultaneous.
(2) For the purposes of sections 178 and 180, the material time in relation to a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work is—
(a) in the case of an unpublished work, when the work was made or, if the making of the work extended over a period, a substantial part of that period;
(b) in the case of a published work, when the work was first published or, if the author had died before that time, immediately before his death.
(3) For the purposes of sections 178 and 180, the material time in relation to other descriptions of work is as follows—
(a) in the case of a sound recording or film, when it was made;
(b) in the case of a broadcast, when the broadcast was made;
(c) in the case of a cable programme, when the programme was included in a cable programme service;
(d) in the case of the typographical arrangement of a published edition, when the edition was first published.
[cf. 1988 c. 48 ss. 154 & 155 U.K.]

182. Government copyright
(1) Where a work is made by an officer of the Government in the course of his duties—
(a) the work qualifies for copyright protection notwithstanding section 177 (ordinary requirement as to qualification for copyright protection); and
(b) the Government is the first owner of any copyright in the work.
(2) Copyright in such a work is referred to in this Part as Government copyright

183. Copyright in Ordinances
(1) The Government is entitled to copyright in every Ordinance.
(2) The copyright subsists from the date of publication in the Gazette until the end of the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year of publication.
(3) References in this Part to Government copyright (except in section 182) include copyright under this section; and, except as mentioned above, the provisions of this Part apply in relation to copyright under this section as to other Government copyright.
(4) No other copyright, or right in the nature of copyright, subsists in an Ordinance.
[cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 164 U.K.]

### Copyright Ordinance 《版權條例》

184. Legislative Council copyright
(1) Where a work is made by or under the direction or control of the Legislative Council—
(a) the work qualifies for copyright protection notwithstanding section 177 (ordinary requirement as to qualification for copyright protection); and
(b) the Legislative Council is the first owner of any copyright in the work.
(2) Copyright in such a work is referred to in this Part as Legislative Council copyright

185. Copyright in bills
(1) Copyright in every bill, other than a member’s bill, introduced into the Legislative Council belongs, in accordance with the following provisions, to the Government.
(2) Copyright in a member’s bill belongs to the Legislative Council.
(3) Copyright under this section subsists from the date of the first publication of a bill in the Gazette until—
(a) in the case of a bill which was published in the Gazette before 1 July 1997—
(i) the bill received assent; or
(ii) if the bill did not receive assent, the end of the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year of the first publication; and
(b) in the case of a bill which is published in the Gazette on or after 1 July 1997—
(i) the bill is signed by the Chief Executive; or
(ii) if the bill is not signed by the Chief Executive, the end of the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year of the first publication. (Replaced 22 of 1999 s. 3)
(4) References in this Part to Government copyright (except in section 182) include copyright under subsection (1); and, except as mentioned above, the provisions of this Part apply in relation to copyright under subsection (1) as to other Government copyright.
(5) References in this Part to Legislative Council copyright (except in section 184) include copyright under subsection (2); and, except as mentioned above, the provisions of this Part apply in relation to copyright under subsection (2) as to other Legislative Council copyright.
(6) No other copyright, or right in the nature of copyright, subsists in a bill after copyright has once subsisted under this section; but without prejudice to the subsequent operation of this section in relation to a bill which, not having passed in one session, is reintroduced in a subsequent session.
(7) In this section member’s bill (議員條例草案) means a bill, other than a Government measure, which is to be presented by a Member of the Legislative Council.
[cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 166 U.K.]