THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1988
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FRUITFUL RESULT IN COMBATTING PIRACY, COUNTERFEITING
HONG
ACHIEVED
A
IN
RESULT KONG
COMBATTING HAS
FRUITFUL
HEAD OF THE
THE TRADING COPYRIGHT PIRACY AND COUNTERFEITING,
EXCISE DEPARTMENT, STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND MR H.Y. LI, HAS REPORTED.
DESIGN IN SOUTH ADDRESSING THE CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND
KONG, MR LI SAID AND SOUTHEAST ASIA HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG
PER
ILLEGAL TRADE 90 YESTERDAY THAT OVER ELIMINATED, LEAVING ABOUT LESS THAN 10 PER CENT WHICH WAS TO OPERATE UNDERGROUND,
CENT OF THE
HAD BEEN NOW FORCED
1,290 SEIZURES OF PERSONS/FIRMS WERE
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAD MADE YEAR, 961 COUNTERFEIT AND INFRINGING GOODS LAST PROSECUTED, AND FINES AMOUNTED TO OVER $5 MILLION, MR LI SAID.
BE
TO ATTRIBUTED THE
ACHIEVEMENT COULD REMARKABLE ENACTMENT OF STRONG LEGISLATION AND THE EFFICIENT ACTION TAKEN BY SPECIAL TASK FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THE
THE
LAWS COVERING TRADE "HONG KONG HAS DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE
PATENTS; MARKS, TRADE DESCRIPTIONS, COPYRIGHT, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND
RESOURCES TO THEIR VIGOROUS AND HAS ENFORCEMENT," HE SAID.
SUBSTANTIAL COMMITTED
THE EFFORT MADE IN THE
ENFORCEMENT
BEEN ACCORDED
OF INTELLECTUAL INTERNATIONAL
PRIVATE
ORGANISATIONS,
AND
MANY
PROPERTY
AS ACCLAIM
THE FROM THE OTHER
LAWS IN HONG KONG HAD CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED COMMENDATIONS U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, HE SAID.
AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WOULD MANUFACTURERS,
DISTRIBUTORS,
MR LI STRESSED THAT THE CUSTOMS CONTINUE ΤΟ BE ON THE ALERT FOR IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS OF COUNTERFEIT AND INFRINGING GOODS.
AND COUNTERFEITERS WOULD BE
ENFORCEMENT PRESSURE ON PIRATES KEPT UP SO AS TO PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
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