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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1986
THE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES FOR AVAILABILITY OF RESERVATION OF NAMES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS WAS 67 197. THIS REPRESENTED A 14 PER CENT DECREASE FROM 77 808 IN 1985-86, AND AN INCREASE OF FOUR PER CENT OVER THE FIGURE OF 64 375 FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1985-MARCH 1986.
THE NUMBER OF SUMMONSES ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES AGAINST COMPANIES AND THEIR DIRECTORS FOR BREACHES OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, MAINLY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL RETURNS WITH ACCOUNTS, WAS 116, COMPARED WITH 290 DURING THE SAME PERIOD IN 1985-86.
DURING THE PERIOD, 87 SUMMONSES WERE WITHDRAWN (FOR EXAMPLE BECAUSE OF NON-SERVICE), 129 RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS COMPARED WITH 189 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1985-86 AND 79 REMAIN TO BE HEARD BY THE COURT (180 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1985-86).
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED FOR CONVICTIONS WAS $368 774, COMPARED WITH $358 646 IN THE SAME PERIOD IN 1985-86.
MR SHUM NOTED THAT THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRY, AS A RESULT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW TYPE OF PART B REGISTRATION UNDER THE TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1985 ON SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR, SHOWED A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED 3 916 COMPARED WITH 3 479 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1985-86.
NEW TRADE MARKS REGISTERED NUMBERED 1 460, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRADE MARKS NOW REGISTERED TO 45 863.
IN THE PATENTS REGISTRY, THE NUMBER OF UNITED KINGDOM PATENTS RE-REGISTERED LOCALLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1986-87 WAS 500 COMPARED WITH 480 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1985-86.
MR SHUM SAID THE TOTAL NUMBER OF +LIVE+ PATENTS RE-REGISTERED WAS NOW APPROXIMATELY 12 000.
+ IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE A PRECISE FIGURE AS THIS DEPENDED ON THE LIVES OF THE PATENTS AS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN THE UK PATENTS OFFICE IN LONDON, MR SHUM EXPLAINED.
IN THE MONEY LENDERS REGISTRY, 222 APPLICATIONS FOR A MONEY LENDER'S LICENCE WERE RECEIVED, COMPARED WITH 217 IN THE SAME PERIOD IN 1985-86. THESE COMPRISED 178 (179 IN 1985-86) RENEWAL APPLICATIONS AND 44 (38) NEW APPLICATIONS.
OF THESE 222 APPLICATIONS AND 89(68) APPLICATIONS PENDING AT MARCH 31, 1986, 206(184) WERE GRANTED, TWO(0) WERE DISMISSED AND ONE (3) WAS WITHDRAWN, LEAVING 102(98) APPLICATIONS OUTSTANDING.
IN ADDITION, 19(19) APPLICATIONS FOR ENDORSEMENT OF NEW OR ADDITIONAL BUSINESS PREMISES ON A LICENCE WERE APPROVED.
AT SEPTEMBER 30, THERE WERE 429(447) LICENSED MONEY LENDERS.
THE TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED THROUGH THIS REGISTRY DURING THE PERIOD AMOUNTED TO $999 249 ($923 346).
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