23 December 1993
BY FAX
CONFIDENTIAL
370/20
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
05 JAN 1994
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Mrs Jennie Chok
Constitutional Affairs Branch
Government Secretariat
Lower Albert Road
Hong Kong
Dear Mrs Chok
DIEU
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office
PA 370/20
ние
22
London SWIA 2AH
الناس
PA
REGISTRY
Audun Take
Telephone: 071-270-2653
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LOCALISATION of HONG KONG'S PATENT
SYSTEM
GB
Further to my letter of 16 December, please find enclosed our substantive comments on the proposals of the Patents Steering Committee for localising Hong Kong's patent system and on the question of the continued application of the Patents Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to Hong Kong. We were very grateful to be consulted on these issues and are sorry for the delay in sending you our considered views. We nevertheless trust that our comments can be reflected in changes to the draft paper which you have now prepared for consultation with the Chinese.
2. We note that you intend the question of establishing a receiving office in Hong Kong for the purposes of the PCT to be the subject of separate consultations. Do you consider that your localisation proposals could be implemented regardless of Hong Kong's future position under the PCT?
3.
If any informal discussion has taken place between your patents experts and their Chinese counterparts, our Patent Office would be grateful for any indications of the Chinese
Chok.Dec23
CONFIDENTIAL