Copyright is not adequately enforced online in Hong Kong. Piracy through illicit streaming devices (ISDs) is reportedly on the rise in Hong Kong, posing a direct threat to content creators, sports leagues and live performances, as well as legitimate providers of streaming, on-demand and over-the-top media services. In addition, Hong Kong's failure to modernise its copyright system has left it vulnerable to digital copyright piracy, particularly from illicit streaming websites and streaming devices (ISDs), with negative ramifications for businesses and innovators.

Hong Kong has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Hong Kong has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Hong Kong lacks a comprehensive framework for the protection of trade secrets. However, confidential information, including trade secrets, is protected by the common law of confidence, as well as under express and implied terms of contract. While there is no single definition of a trade secret in Hong Kong, the characteristics of a trade secret were summarised in the 2003 case of AXA China Region Insurance Co Ltd v. Pacific Century Insurance Co Ltd, namely that a trade secret or its equivalent must be information which: is used in a trade or business; is confidential, i.e. is not already in the public domain; can be easily isolated from other information which an employee is free to use; if disclosed to a competitor, would be liable to cause real or significant harm to the owner; and is restricted from dissemination by the owner of the information. In the case of infringement, court orders may include (i) a declaration as to the confidentiality and the (lack of) entitlement to the use of the information; (ii) an injunction to restrain the use or further use of the confidential information; (iii) disclosure of any infringing use made of the information; and (iv) delivery of any infringing materials damages or, at the Plaintiff’s election, an account of profits.

There is no obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Hong Kong to deliver telecom services to end users. However, it is practised in both the mobile and fixed sectors based on commercial agreements.

Hong Kong does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, it is reported that major fixed carriers and mobile carriers are subject to accounting separation requirements to assist the Authority in monitoring developments in the telecommunications industry in general. It is also reported that the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) requires a dominant operator to maintain and report accounts for different service segments of its licensed operations, while non-dominant operators are required to maintain and report accounts for their overall licensed operations only.

It is reported that despite the absence of formal barriers to non-local tendering in procurement regulations in Hong Kong, the country employs a contractor management system to facilitate the selection of reliable and capable contractors. These contractors should be familiar with local regulations and practices for certain procurement types. As a result, foreign contractors may encounter restrictions on both the number and value of public works contracts they are able to obtain. Reports indicate that, during the period from 2018 to 2021, a substantial majority of such contracts were awarded to suppliers based in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 and its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Wireless products and equipment that connect to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), along with other Radio Frequency equipment, require type approval and certification in Honduras. There is no in-country testing required and existing international test reports are accepted for the homologation process to obtain the CONATEL approval. Technical documents are reviewed and validated in the approval process. Homologation can also be done through an international entity (Title V, arts. 213-220 B of the General Regulation to the Telecommunications Law). Products requiring CONATEL (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) approval include PBX; routers, modems, and gateways; RFID and Bluetooth modules; and cell phones.

Honduras does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties.

Honduras does not have consumer protection legislation specific to online commerce. However, the Consumer Protection Law protects consumers in transactions in the national territory. According to Art. 2 of the law, the provisions established are applicable to all consumer relations that are contracted or provided in the national territory by natural or legal, public or private persons.

Honduras has signed and ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Honduras has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.