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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1988
MR BARCLAY NOTED THAT THE LEVEL OF INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT WAS HIGH. "WIPO HAS HAD SUCH A STRONG RESPONSE THAT IT REQUESTED WE INCREASE THE NUMBER FROM A MAXIMUM
OF 150 PARTICIPANTS ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. UNFORTUNATELY SPACE LIMITATIONS HAVE ONLY ALLOWED US TO PERMIT ANOTHER TEN DELEGATES FROM ABROAD, SAID MR BARCLAY.
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MR BARCLAY FELT THAT IT WAS FURTHER RECOGNITION OF HONG KONG'S GOOD STANDING IN THE INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMUNITY FOR WIPO TO HOLD THIS PRESTIGEOUS EVENT IN HONG KONG.
"HONG KONG HAS AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS HAVING SOME OF THE BEST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC REGION AND WE HAVE RECEIVED MUCH CREDIT INTERNATIONALLY FOR BOTH THE STRINGENCY OF OUR LEGISLATION AND ITS EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT, MR BARCLAY SAID.
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THE 3-DAY SYMPOSIUM, TO BE HELD AT THE PARK LANE RADISSON HOTEL FROM MARCH 2, WILL CONCENTRATE ON INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.
WIPO BECAME A SPECIALISED AGENCY IN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS IN 1974, WITH THE OBJECTIVES то PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THROUGH COOPERATION AMONG STATES, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN COLLABORATION WITH ANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION. IT ALSO AIMS ΤΟ ENSURE ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION AMONG THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY UNIONS.
HK HOSTS PHAB INTERNATIONAL WEEK
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HONG KONG WILL HOST FOR THE FIRST TIME A HANDICAPPED AND ABLE BODIED) INTERNATIONAL WEEK FROM WITH PARTICIPATION FROM NINE COUNTRIES AND DISTRICTS.
PHAB (PHYSICALLY MARCH 4 TO 10
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD BY THE HONG KONG PHAR ASSOCIATION, ORGANISERS OF THE SEVEN-DAY EVENT.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG PHAB ASSOCIATION, MR ERIC SAID THAT APART FROM THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE BODIED IN THE TERRITORY, ABOUT 120 DELEGATES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, CHINA, THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA AND MACAU WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEK FOR THE EVENT.
THE VICE-CHAIRMAN
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