THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 7, 1910.
GL. Where a trade mark has been removed from the Removal of register the Registrar shall cause to be entered in the mark from
register. register a record of such removal and of the cause thereof.
69. Upon the renewal of a registration a notice to that Notice and effect shall be sent to the registered proprietor at his advertise- registered address, and the renewal shall be advertised in ment of the Guzette.
renewal.
63. The Registrar shall, at the request of the registered Indorsement proprietor made upon Form No. 18, indorse upon the of renewal original certificate of registration of a trade mark a on certificate
of registra- statement that the mark has been duly renewed.
tion.
ALTERATION OF ADDRESS,
64. Every registered proprietor of a trade mark who Alteration of alters his address shall forthwith apply to the Registrar to address in insert the new address on the register, and the Registrar register. shall alter the register accordingly.
DISCRETIONARY POWER.
65. Before exercising any discretionary power given to Hearing. the Registrar by the Ordinance adversely to any person, the Registrar shall, if so required, hear the person who
will be affected by the exercise of such power,
66. An application for a hearing shall be made within Application one month from the date when the matter on which the for hearing. Registrar is called on to exercise discretionary power has arisen.
67. Upon receiving each application the Registrar shall Notice of give the person applying ten days' notice of a time when hearing. he may heard by himself or his agent.
Within five days from the date when such notice would be delivered in the ordinary course of post the person applying shall notify the Registrar whether or not he intends to be heard on the matter.
of decision.
68. The decision of the Registrar in the exercise of any Notification such discretionary power as aforesaid shall be notified to the person affected.
APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 23.
69. All applications to the Registrar under section 23 Application of the Ordinance shall be upon Form No. 19. Such ap- under plication shall be accompanied by a case setting out fully section 23. the facts relating to the marks which the Registrar is requested to permit an apportionment of,
70. Upon receipt of such request and of such case the Registrar to Registrar shall enquire into the facts and call for such enquire and evidence as he may deem necessary upon the subject of decide. such application. Before giving his decision the Registrar shall, it necessary, give the parties au opportunity of attending before him at a hearing either by themselves or by their agents.
The decision of the Registrar shall be in writing.
71. Upon any apportionment of marks under this section. Note in the Registrar shall insert in the register a note in connec- register. tion with each of the registered trade marks of the fact of such apportionment, and shall in such note refer to the date of the decision under which such apportionment has taken place.
APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 32.
72. Applications under section 32 to the Registrar may Application be made by the registered proprietor, or by the trustee in under bankruptcy of the registered proprietor, or where the section 32. registered" proprietor is a company in liquidation by the liquidator, und in other cases by such person as the Registrar may decide to be entitled to act in the name of the registered proprietor.
73. Where such application is made the Registrar may Evidence. require such evidence by statutory declaration or other- wise as he may think fit as to the circumstances in which the application is made.
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