Editing Legal deposit (section)

===Hong Kong===
Under section 3 of the Books Registration Ordinance the publisher of a new book shall, within one month after the book is published, printed, produced or otherwise made in Hong Kong, deliver to the [[Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport]] free of charge five copies of the book.<ref>{{Cite Hong Kong ordinance|name=Books Registration Ordinance|142|3|1}}</ref>

A person who contravenes such requirement shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of [[HK$]]2000.<ref>{{Cite Hong Kong ordinance|name=Books Registration Ordinance|142|3|3}}, with respect to schedule 8 of the {{Cite Hong Kong ordinance|name=Criminal Procedure Ordinance|221}}</ref>

The secretary is required to send one copy to the [[Hong Kong City Hall|City Hall Library]], which was the main library of the previous [[Urban Council]] or such other library as he may approve.<ref>{{Cite Hong Kong ordinance|name=Books Registration Ordinance|142|4|b|ii}}</ref>

This requirement did not include any library under the previous [[Regional Council (Hong Kong)|Regional Council]] (another municipal council in Hong Kong), and was not amended since the [[Hong Kong Central Library]] was open and replaced the City Hall Library as the main library for the whole territory.