WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988
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THEY WILL ATTEND A LUNCHEON PARTY GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE AFTER THE MEETING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING JLG EVENTS ON JULY 1:
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THERE WILL BE A 20-MINUTE GUIDED PRESS TOUR OF COLVIN HOUSE WHICH WILL START PROMPTLY AT 9 AM. THE TOUR WILL CONCLUDE AT 9.20 AM AND LATE COMERS WILL NOT ENTERTAINED.
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THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF PHOTO CALL IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM BEFORE THE MEETING.
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REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE USUAL SECURITY CHECKS, YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE BEFORE 8.15 AM FOR THIS PURPOSE.
A FIXED PRESS POSITION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR COVERAGE OF A BRIEF WELCOMING ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AND SPEECHES BY THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH AND CHINESE TEAMS AT THE JOINT RECEPTION IN THE EVENING.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE TAI PO AND SHEK LEVEL 1 OF SHANGRI-LA HOTEL IN TSIM SHA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE BY 6 PM.
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PROTECTION FOR SEMI-CONDUCTOR CHIPS
COPYRIGHT
PROPOSALS WERE BEING INTRODUCED ΤΟ PROVIDE PROTECTION TO INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, OR SEMI-CONDUCTOR CHIPS, WHICH ARE AT THE HEART OF MUCH OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY, THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR STEVE BARCLAY SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM LOCAL MANUFACTURERS THAT CHIP DESIGNS DID NOT RECEIVE ADEQUATE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION, HE SAID.
CHIP DEVELOPMENT IS EXTREMELY COMPLEX AND EXPENSIVE, YET THEY COULD, AT PRESENT, BE EASILY COPIED BY OTHERS, HE ADDED.
MR BARCLAY SAID THAT IT WAS PROPOSED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD INTRODUCE LEGISLATION BASED ON THE UNITED KINGDOM'S PRODUCTS (PRODUCTION OF TOPOGRAPHY) REGULATIONS, 1987.
THE MAIN FEATURES OF THESE REGULATIONS INCLUDE:
SEMICONDUCTOR
THE DESIGNER
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