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Services and charges

．Audiovisual Materials Viewing Service
．Archive Collection Reproduction Service
．Service Charges

Audiovisual Materials Viewing Service

1.	The collection items of this Archive are not for lending out. They may only be viewed or used in the Resource Centre.
2.	Some of the collection items are not available for viewing due to copyright, preservation or other concerns.
3.	The Resource Centre has a number of viewing booths and a viewing room. Our staff reserve the right to allocate the viewing booths according to the number of viewers.
4.	The Resource Centre provides viewing booth reservation service to Audiovisual Materials Viewing Year Card holders. The cardholder can reserve a viewing booth not more than seven days in advance. Reservation can be done in person or by telephone five minutes after the opening of the Centre. The places are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.
5.	The cardholders should state his/her name and card number when making reservations. If reservation is made by telephone, please provide us your contact telephone number as well.
6.	Each cardholder is limited to book one day of viewing and a maximum of 3 items of audiovisual materials at any one time. A new request can be made after the viewing is finished and subject to the availability of the booths / room.
7.	To ensure the public to enter into the HKFA Resource Centre, an entry token scheme is exercised on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. Tokens will be allocated by our staff to the public users 10 minutes before the opening of the centre at G/F lift lobby.
8.	Please arrive at the Resource Centre within 15 minutes after the appointed time. Late comers will forfeit their reserved booths which may be passed to the other users. The late cardholder will have to make reservation again.
9.	Applicants should produce their cards and identification document on the day of viewing.
10.	Users can only bring pencils and papers to the viewing booth/room. They have to put their bags, handbags, suitcases, video and audio recorders or any reproduction equipment, food and drinks in the lockers provided in the Resource Centre before entering the viewing booths / room.
11.	Users should not leave the viewing booth/room for more than 30 minutes. Otherwise, the Archive reserves the right to allocate that booth/room to other users.
12.	Our staff needs about 30 minutes to process one application for viewing service and check out audiovisual materials from our conditioned stores.
13.	Please respect copyright. Video and audio tape recorders or any reproduction equipment should not be used in the Centre without prior approval.
14.	The Archive reserves the right to extend or amend the effective period of the cards upon special reasons or practical needs.
15.	The Archive reserves the right to refuse the viewing cardholder's requests on certain circumstances.
16.	The Audiovisual Viewing Card is the property of the Hong Kong Film Archive and is non transferable. Please inform the Archive of any change of address or loss of card(s).

Archive Collection Reproduction Service

1.	All copyright works are protected by the 'Copyright Ordinance'. Please do not infringe any copyright when making photocopies. Your special attention is drawn to sections 23,38,46 to 49 of the 'Copyright Ordinance'. A copy of the 'Copyright Ordinance' is available on request at the counter.
2.	Written consent from copyright owner of the item(s) should be obtained except for "The Reproduction" of the item(s) that are books or periodicals and for research and private study.
3.	Subject to clearance of copyright, reproduction service may be provided to the applicant by the Hong Kong Film Archive (except for using the self-service photocopying machine provided in the Resource Centre) at stipulated charges.
4.	Please fill in the form "Request for Reproduction of Archive Collection" and pay the fees as stipulated under the "Hong Kong Film Archive Resource Centre Service Charges".
5.	The charges for reproduction are borne by the applicant. Payment should be made in cash and the charges are not refundable.
6.	The applicant shall only use "The Reproduction" for "The Purpose" stated in the application form only and this application covers one single use of "The Reproduction", so stipulated.
7.	The "The Reproduction" is / are not to be lent, hired out or otherwise circulated without the prior permission of the Hong Kong Film Archive.
8.	The applicant shall not make or suffer to be made any duplicate(s) of "The Reproduction".
9.	No part of the "The Reproduction" may be manipulated, altered, superimposed with other materials, or in any way defaced.
10.	The "Hong Kong Film Archive, Leisure and Cultural Services Department" must be acknowledged in the credit listing for the source of "The Reproduction".
11.	The applicant agree to indemnify the Hong Kong Film Archive against any claims, damages, losses or costs arising in any manner from the breach of the Conditions for Reproduction or for any infringement of intellectual property and other proprietary rights arising from the use of "The Reproduction".

Stored Value Photocopying Cards

1.	Stored Value Photocopying Cards are available for sale at the service counter of the Resource Centre.
2.	The fee for self-service photocopying is HK$0.5 per page of black & white A4 size paper.
3.	Each Stored Value Card for Photocopying costs HK$20.00, including HK$10.00 for photocopying and a deposit of HK$10.00.
4.	The deposit of HK$10.00 is refundable upon returning the used card but there would be NO refund on any residual value on the card.
5.	Readers are requested to check the card value upon the purchase. Claims for any damage of the card or loss of card value afterwards will NOT be accepted.

Service Charges

Services

Unit Price (HK$)

1. Audiovisual Materials Viewing Service	Full	Con.
1.1 Day Card 1.2 Year Card 1.3 Replacement Day/Year Card	$50 $300 $25	$25 $150 $13

Processing Time: 1/2 hour

Remarks:	1.	Please fill the application form required.
	2.	Booking is available for cardholders maximum 7 days in advanced and can be made either in person or by telephone.
	3.	Concessionary cards are applicable to full-time students, persons with disabilities and persons aged 60 or above.

Services

Unit Price (HK$)

2. Reproduction Services (Handled by Archive staff)

(Include material cost)

2.1	Footage clipping (VHS, Betacam, CD-R and DV only)
2.2	Sound dubbing (Audio Cassette & CD-R only)

$130 per 5 mins.

$65 per 5 mins

2.3	Photograph
	5" x 7" 8" x 10" 11" x 14"
2.4	Slides, 35mm
2.5	Photocopy (A4)
2.6	Colour laser print (A4)
2.7	Digital scanning

B/W
$43
$61
$76
$36
$6.5
$40
$48

Colour
$38
$56
$66
$36
$40
$40
$48

Processing Time:	2.1-2.4	Max. 7 working days
	2.5-2.6	1/2 to 1 hour
	2.7	1 working day

Remarks:	1.	Please fill the application form required.
	2.	Subject to rights clearance and necessary payment of royalties, if applicable.
	3.	3. For footage clippings and sound dubbing, the reproduction cost includes materials cost for VHS, audio cassette and CD-R only. Please provide your own tape for reproduction of Betacam or DV format.

Services

Unit Price (HK$)

3. Self-Service Reproduction Services
3.1 Photocopy (B/W, A4) 3.2 Computer printout (B/W, A4)	$0.5 $1.5

Remarks:	1.	Subject to rights clearance and necessary payment of royalties, if applicable.
	2.	Stored-value cards for photocopying are available for sale at the Resource Centre. The price for each card is $20 which includes a deposit fee of $10.

Services

Unit Price (HK$)

4. Replacement fees for loss/damage of Archive materials

Direct replacement cost + 20% surcharge

Processing Time: Max. 7 working days

Services

Unit Price (HK$)

5. Right Fee (Commercial use)
5.1 For use of Hong Kong Film Archive's video production 5.2 For use of Hong Kong Film Archive's publication	HK$1,000 per use per item HK$1,000 per use per item

Remarks:

The rights fees listed are only applicable to Hong Kong Film Archive's audiovisual productions and publications, it does not refer to other copyrighted materials.