Bills Committee on Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2001
and Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003

Meeting on
Friday, 4 July 2003 at 9:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

  1. Meeting with deputations on the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003
    2.

    Copyright owners associations

    1. The Anglo-Chinese Textbook Publishers Organisation
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(01) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    2. Business Software Alliance
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(02) -- English version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    3. East West Production

    4. Educational Booksellers' Association Ltd.

    5. Hong Kong and International Publishers' Alliance
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(03) -- English version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    6. The Hong Kong Copyright Licensing Association Ltd.
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(04) -- Chinese version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    7. Hong Kong Educational Publishers Association
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(05) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    8. Hong Kong Publishing Federation Ltd.
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(06) -- Chinese version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    9. Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(07) -- (issued on 27 June 2003)

    10. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group) Ltd.

    11. McGraw-Hill International Enterprise, Inc.
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(08) -- English version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    12. Motion Picture Association
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(09) -- English version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    13. Movie Producers and Distributors Association of Hong Kong Ltd.
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(10) -- Chinese version only (issued on 27 June 2003) (re-issued and attached)

    14. Pearson Education (Parent company of Longman Hong Kong Education)
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(11) -- English version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    Educational bodies

    1. HUCOM Inter-Institutional Task Force on Reprographic Rights Licensing
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(12) -- English version issued on 27 June 2003, Chinese version attached)

    2. The Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(13) -- English version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    3. Subsidized Primary Schools Council

    Newspapers and related organizations

    1. Hong Kong News Clipping Industry Working Committee
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(14) -- Chinese version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    2. The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(15) -- Chinese version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    Legal professional bodies

    1. The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners

    2. The Law Society of Hong Kong
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2014/02-03(01) -- English version only (issued on 18 and 27 June 2003)

    Other organizations

    1. The Chiu Chau Plastic Manufacturers Association Co., Ltd.

    2. Consumer Council
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(16) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    3. Hong Kong Blind Union

    4. Hong Kong Christian Council

    5. Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers

    6. Hong Kong Library Association
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(17) -- English version only (issued on 27 June 2003)

    7. Hong Kong Public Relations Professionals' Association

    8. Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association Ltd.
      LC Paper No. CB(1) 2150/02-03(01) -- Chinese version only (attached)

    9. Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business Limited

    Submissions from individual/organizations which will not attend the meeting

    Copyright owners associations

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(18)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Association of American Publishers, Inc.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(19)
    (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Canotta Publishing Co., Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(20)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Chung Tai Educational Press

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(21)
    (Chinese version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from The Commercial Press (HK) Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(22)
    (Chinese version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Hon Wing Book Co., Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(23)
    (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Hong Kong Educational Publishing Co.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(24)
    (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Hong Kong Music Publisher

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(25)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the International Publishers Association

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(26)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Modern Education Network Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(27)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Oxford University Press (China) Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(28)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Pilot Publishers Services Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(29)
    (Chinese version only)(issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Pilot Publishing Company Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(30)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from The Publishers Association

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(31)
    (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the SNP Panpac (HK) Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(32)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Witman Publishing Co. (HK) Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(33)
    (Chinese version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Ying Lee Music Co., Ltd.

    Educational body

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(34)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 19 June 2003 from The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts

    Television, radio and broadcasting companies

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(35)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Asia Television Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(36)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(37)
    (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from the Television Broadcasts Ltd.

    Trade associations

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(38)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(39)
    (Chinese version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 21 June 2003 from The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(40)
    (English version only)(issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2150/02-03(02)
    (English version only)(attached)

    		-Submission dated 30 June 2003 from Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2150/02-03(03)
    (English version only)(attached)

    		-Submission dated 20 June 2003 from Federation of Hong Kong Industries

    Legal professional bodies

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(41)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from the Hong Kong Bar Association

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2150/02-03(04)
    (English version only) (attached)

    		-Submission dated 2 July 2003 from Hong Kong Group Asian Patent Attorneys Association

    Other organizations

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(42)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from The Hong Kong Association of Banks

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(43)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 23 June 2003 from The Hong Kong Institute of Architects

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(44)
    (English version only) (issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 16 June 2003 from the Vocational Training Council

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2150/02-03(05)
    (English version only) (attached)

    		-Submission dated 28 June 2003 from Hong Kong Society of Accountants

    Individual

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 2106/02-03(45)
    (Chinese version only)(issued on 27 June 2003)

    		-Submission dated 17 June 2003 from a Sai Kung District Council member

    (Lists of other relevant papers previously issued are in the Appendix.)

  2. Meeting with the Administration on the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003
    3.

  3. Any other business
    4.
Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 July 2003

Appendix

Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003
Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Bill

Ref: CIB 07/09/5/2
(issued by the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau on 29.1.2003)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. CB(3) 343/02-03
(issued on 7.2.2003)

-The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003

LC Paper No. LS 55/02-03
(issued on 11.2.2003)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1) 777/01-02
(issued on 10.1.2002)

-Minutes of meeting of the Panel on Commerce and Industry held on 12 November 2001

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1925/01-02
(issued on 4.6.2002)

-Minutes of special meeting of the Panel on Commerce and Industry held on 10 January 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1371/01-02
(issued on 25.3.2002)

-Minutes of meeting of the Panel on Commerce and Industry held on 4 February 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2647/01-02
(issued on 7.10.2002)

-Minutes of special meeting of the Panel on Commerce and Industry held on 25 June 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2648/01-02
(issued on 7.10.2002)

-Minutes of meeting of the Panel on Commerce and Industry held on 8 July 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1006/02-03(03)
(issued on 3.3.2003)

-Marked-up copy of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 190/01-02
(issued on 1.11.2001)

-Consultation Document on "Review of Certain Provisions of Copyright Ordinance"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 953/01-02(03)
(issued on 29.1.2002)

-Information paper provided by the Administration to report on the outcomes of public consultation on "Review of Certain Provisions of Copyright Ordinance"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2146/01-02(05)
(issued on 3.7.2002)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on the "Draft Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2002"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1006/02-03(01)
(issued on 3.3.2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "Relationship between the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2001 and Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1297/02-03(01)
(issued on 1.4.2003)

-Administration's responses on the effects of the proposed amendments under the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2001 and Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003 in relation to parallel importation on different types of copyright works and the feasibility of combining the two Bills

Paper prepared by the Clerk

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1006/02-03(04)
(issued on 3.3.2003)

-Background brief on the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003 prepared by the Clerk

Submission received

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1006/02-03(05)
(English version only) (issued on 3.3.2003)

-Submission from a citizen on the 2003 Bill referred by Hon Emily LAU





Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 July 2003