Two pieces of subsidiary legislation under the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (the Ordinance), namely the Copyright (Libraries, Museums and Archives—Prescribed Conditions for Making Copy) Regulation and the Copyright (Specified Libraries, Museums and Archives under Sections 47 to 53) Notice, will come into operation on 1 January 2026.

There will not be any change in making a request for materials via the Library's Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services. Users will only be contacted and required to fill in and sign a Declaration Form when the Library has successfully located the resource (article / book chapter) and the reproduction of that resource falls within the requirements of the Copyright Ordinance.

More details on the new copyright legislation are provided by the Intellectual Property Department at https://www.ipd.gov.hk/en/copyright/legislative-proposals-and-amendments/copyright-of-libraries-museums-and-archives/index.html.