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non-adhering Colony can claim recognition as a legal
entity in Japan.
It is to be remembered that Hongkong is not a
party to the Industrial Property Convention, and it
would therefore appear that, while by adhering to the
Anglo-Japanese Treaty Hongkong would obtain for her
locally registered Companies recognition as legal
entities in Japan, they might not thereby necessarily
acquire the right to register a Trade Mark in Japan,
inasmuch as Trade Marks are not specifically dealt with
by that Treaty, but are regulated by the Industrial
Property Convention, to which Hongkong is not a party.
On the whole, therefore, the most satisfactory
course would appear to be for Hongkong to accade (1f
her laws permit) to the Industrial Property Convention.
The Board of Trade, however, concur in the propos-
al to address an inquiry to the Japanese Government in
the sense suggested by Sir Edward Grey.
I have &c.,
(Signed) Geo. J. Stanley.