Intellectual-property chiefs have warned consumers that buying fake Disney products could dent the viability of the proposed theme park.
Stephen Selby, the director of the Intellectual Property Department, said the Walt Disney Company had not contacted it formally during the nine-month negotiation period about counterfeiting.
But he said the department had maintained frequent contact with the company's legal representatives and the Government was concerned that all products - including Disney's - received proper copyright protection.
'The deal with Disney is a big authorisation letter on intellectual property rights. The Magic Kingdom is its design, we cannot build it without approval.
'If people fail to respect intellectual property rights, I doubt if the plan can be implemented.' Mr Selby added if there were rampant illegal sales of counterfeit Disney products, it would be a blow to the company and the Government, which will hold a 57 per cent shareholding in the theme park.
'The public selling or buying of counterfeit Disney products will be a blow to themselves as the taxpayers,' Mr Selby said.
