Unit Nos. 909-910, 9/F, Prosperity Millennia Plaza
663 King's Road
North Point
Hong Kong
Phone: +852 2516-6268
Fax: +852 3105-1468
E-mail: info@hkrrls.org
Web: http://www.hkrrls.org
Chief Executive:
General Manager: Ms. Karen Lung
Chief Executive Phone: (852) 2516 6268
Chief Executive Email: Karenlung@hkrrls.org
KEY REPRESENTATIVES
Chairman: Dr Sharon Wong
E-mail: info@hkrrls.org
Deputy Chairman: Mr Derek Lee
E-mail: info@hkrrls.org
Deputy Chairman: Mr Shek Kwok Kei
E-mail: info@hkrrls.org
HISTORY OF ORGANISATION
Year of first distribution: 2006
ORGANISATION
Composition of Board:
Total number of Board Members: 13
How are Board Members elected: Elected from candidates who are nominated by same class of members
Total number of Author Representatives: 1
Total number of Publisher Representatives: 12
Members:
Remarks about the members: 13 Individual Members, 65 Corporate Members and 4 Association Members
DATES OF FINANCIAL YEAR
1 October - 30 September
MODEL OF RRO OPERATION
Type of National legislation :
Civil law:
No
Common law:
Yes
Licensing system:
Voluntary Licencing schemes, without any form of back-up in Copyright Laws
LICENCES
Reprographic licences
Types of works licensed: Literary, dramatic, artistic and musical works
Types of institutions/sectors licensed: educational establishments, government departments, public bodies, corporate bodies, associations, copy shops, libraries and news monitoring services organizations
Digital Licences
Types of works licensed: Literary, dramatic, artistic and musical works
Other Licences
Public Lending Rights: No
DISTRIBUTION
Outline of Distribution plan and methodology used: Full reporting, sampling, statistical surveys and objective availability
Title-specific distribution:
No
Non title-specific distribution:
Yes
Both title-specific distribution and non title-specific distribution:
No
Full reporting:
Yes
Sampling:
No
Statistical surveys:
Yes
Objective availability:
No
Possibility to be copied:
Yes
AGREEMENTS
Number of Bilateral agreements type A: 17
Bilateral agreements type A with: Access Copyright, ALCS, CA, CCC, CEDRO, CLA, CLASS, CLL, COPIBEC, DALRO, ICLA, JAC, NLA, NLI, ProLitteris, SIAE and VG MUSIKEDITION
Number of Bilateral agreements type B: 26
Bilateral agreements type B with: CADRA, CDR, CEDAR, CEMPRO, CFC, COPYDAN, CopyRus, FILCOLS, Fjolis, HARR, JAMCOPY, Kopinor, KOPIOSTO, KOPJAMALT, KORRA, LITA, Luxorr, MRMS, OSDEL, PRCI, Reprobel, REPRONIG, TTRRO, VG WORT, VIETRRO and ZIMCOPY
Other agreements with RROs: Letter of Intent with COLCCMA
FINANCIAL DATA
Total amount collected for all licensing:
HKD 11,657,523.00 (+/- EUR 1,243,694.64)
Total amount collected for reproduction licensing:
HKD 11,657,523.00 (+/- EUR 1,243,694.64)
Total amount collected nationally for reproduction licensing:
HKD 11,178,985.00 (+/- EUR 1,192,641.33)
Total amount received for licensing from other RROs world-wide:
HKD 478,538.00 (+/- EUR 51,053.31)
Total amount distributed to national rightsholders:
HKD 4,551,787.00 (+/- EUR 485,612.00)
Total Amount distributed to foreign RROs:
HKD 1,797,276.00 (+/- EUR 191,744.21)
Total amount distributed from all licensing:
HKD 6,349,063.00 (+/- EUR 677,356.21)
The exchange rate of 1 January 2018 was applied, being EUR 1= 9.3733 HKD