Please read the following terms and conditions which govern your use of the materials which are specified as being provided by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ("HKSARG") on this website [www.pprd.org.cn] ("HKSARG Materials") (whether on the web-pages under the heading of Hong Kong or other web-pages in the website) and other information available from or through this website. By accessing or using the HKSARG Materials or any part thereof, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions set out below.
Copyright Statement
Unless otherwise specified, the copyright in the HKSARG Materials, including but not limited to all text, graphics, drawings, diagrams, photographs and compilation of data or other materials, is and shall remain at all times the property of HKSARG.
Where it is specified that any HKSARG Materials are subject to the copyright of any party other than HKSARG ("Third Party Works"), NOTHING in this Copyright Statement or the Copyright Licence herein below shall be taken as granting any licence in respect of Third Party Works by HKSARG to any users. In all such cases, the users shall themselves obtain all the necessary licence(s) for all their intended uses of Third Party Works from the relevant copyright owner(s), and unless and until that has been done, no user is permitted to make use of Third Party Works for any purposes which may infringe the copyright of any party.
Copyright Licence
HKSARG hereby grants to all users of the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works a non-exclusive, non-transferable and royalty-free right and licence to disseminate to the public, reproduce or adapt the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works PROVIDED THAT:-
(a) HKSARG is duly acknowledged as the copyright owner of the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works;
(b) the dissemination, reproduction or adaptation of the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works is for private and non-commercial use only; and
(c) the dissemination of any derivative works which are created by a user as a result of any adaptation of the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works shall contain a statement that any use of such derivative works shall be subject to the terms of this Copyright Licence.
All rights which are not expressly granted under this Copyright Licence in respect of the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works are hereby expressly reserved to HKSARG.
For enquiries or requests for HKSARG's prior consent for any other use of the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works, please contact the Information Services Department of HKSARG by internet@isd.gov.hk.
Disclaimer
HKSARG Materials are for general information only, and are provided on "as-is" and "with all faults" bases (though HKSARG endeavours to ensure the accuracy of the HKSARG Materials other than Third Party Works).
HKSARG makes no statements, representations or warranties (whether express or implied) of any kind in relation to the HKSARG Materials and other information available from or through this website, including any statements, representations and warranties in respect of the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability, non-infringement of the intellectual property rights of any person (including any body of persons, corporate or unincorporated) ("Person") and fitness for a particular purpose of the HKSARG Materials and other information available from or through this website .
HKSARG shall not in any circumstances or in any way be liable to any Person for any loss or damages whatsoever (including consequential, indirect, incidental and special loss/damages) arising out of or in connection with the use of or inability to use the HKSARG Materials or other information available from or through this website.
This website contains information contributed by others over whom, and in respect of which, HKSARG may have no influence. Users may link from the HKSARG Materials to other part of this website or to sites provided by others. HKSARG expressly states that it has not approved or endorsed the information provided by others on this website or any other sites linked to this website and HKSARG accepts no responsibility or liability (howsoever caused) for such information.
HKSARG reserves the right to vary, delete or edit the HKSARG Materials, or suspend the access to the HKSARG Materials, at any time in its absolute discretion without giving any reason or prior notice. Users are responsible for making their own assessment of all information contained in or available from or through this website and are advised to verify such information and obtain independent advice (whether business, financial, legal or otherwise) before acting upon it.
The above terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong and the parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong. Insofar as the use of the HKSARG Materials is concerned, in case that there is any conflict or inconsistency between the above terms and conditions and those governing the use of this website as a whole, the former shall prevail.