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Remarks:
1. All the above royalty rates are related to the base figure of 101.0 (2019/2020-based) of the Consumer Price Index B published by the Census and Statistics Department for April 2021 and are subject to adjustment in proportion to changes in that index figure for the month three months preceding the date upon which the annual royalty falls due for payment in respect of the year for which the revised annual royalty is calculated.
Example:
Annual Royalties for the Licence Year commencing on 1 Jan 2022:
Annual Royalty Rate(s)
101.3 [CPI(B) for Oct 2021]
101.0 [CPI(B) for Apr 2021]
2. Please refer to the full text of Royalty Charge Schedules for other terms and conditions
Retail Shops and Department Stores
Background Music (Mechanical Performance)
Background Music (Mechanical Performance)
Annual Royalty Rate
Floor Area
Not exceeding 200 sq.ft.
$1,025
201 sq.ft. – 500 sq.ft.
$1,367
501 sq.ft. – 1,000 sq.ft.
$2,051
1,001 sq.ft. – 1,250 sq.ft.
$2,541
1,251 sq.ft. – 1,500 sq.ft.
$3,031
1,501 sq.ft. – 1,750 sq.ft.
$3,520
1,751 sq.ft. – 2,000 sq.ft.
$4,010
2,001 sq.ft. – 2,500 sq.ft.
$4,856
2,501 sq.ft. – 3,000 sq.ft.
$5,701
3,001 sq.ft. – 3,500 sq.ft.
$6,545
3,501 sq.ft. – 4,000 sq.ft.
$7,390
4,001 sq.ft. – 4,500 sq.ft.
$8,235
4,501 sq.ft. – 5,000 sq.ft.
$9,080
5,001 sq.ft. – 6,000 sq.ft.
$10,196
6,001 sq.ft. – 7,000 sq.ft.
$11,312
7,001 sq.ft. – 8,000 sq.ft.
$12,427
8,001 sq.ft. – 9,000 sq.ft.
$13,543
9,001 sq.ft. – 10,000 sq.ft.
$14,659
10,001 sq.ft. – 11,000 sq.ft.
$15,504
11,001 sq.ft. – 12,000 sq.ft.
$16,348
12,001 sq.ft. – 13,000 sq.ft.
$17,193
13,001 sq.ft. – 14,000 sq.ft.
$18,037
14,001 sq.ft. – 15,000 sq.ft.
$18,883
15,001 sq.ft. – 16,000 sq.ft.
$19,728
16,001 sq.ft. – 17,000 sq.ft.
$20,573
17,001 sq.ft. – 18,000 sq.ft.
$21,417
18,001 sq.ft. – 19,000 sq.ft.
$22,262
19,001 sq.ft. – 20,000 sq.ft.
$23,107
Thereafter, for each additional 1,000 sq.ft. (or part thereof)
$625
Visual Music Performance
Visual Music Performance
Annual Royalty Rate
(i)
Screen diagonal not exceeding 50 inches:
For the first video screen
$1,553
For each additional video screen
$889
(ii)
Screen diagonal exceeding 50 inches:
Screen diagonal exceeding 50 inches but not exceeding 100 inches, for each video screen
$4,888
Screen diagonal exceeding 100 inches, for each video screen
$7,340
(iii)
Surcharge:
Total Floor Area exceeding 500 sq.ft., each additional 500 sq.ft. (or part thereof) of Floor Area
$889
