Hong Kong Ordinances

COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE - SECT 178

Qualification by reference to author

(1) A work qualifies for copyright protection if the author was at the
material time-

   (a)  an individual domiciled or resident or having a right of abode in Hong
        Kong or elsewhere; or

   (b)  a body incorporated under the law of any country, territory or area.

(2) A work of joint authorship qualifies for copyright protection if at the
material time any of the authors satisfies the requirements of subsection (1);
but where a work qualifies for copyright protection only under this section,
only those authors who satisfy those requirements are taken into account for
the purposes of- sections 13 and 14(1) (first ownership of copyright;
entitlement of author or author's employer); sections 17 and 19 (duration of
copyright) and section 11(4) (meaning of

"unknown authorship") so far as it applies for the purposes of sections 17 and
19; and sections 66 and 75 (acts permitted on assumptions as to expiry of
copyright, etc.). [ cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 154 U.K.]