18
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1992
TAKEN BY THE REGISTRAR OF BREACHES OF THE ANNUAL RETURNS WITH
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS COMPANIES AGAINST COMPANIES AND THEIR DIRECTORS FOR COMPANIES ORDINANCE, MAINLY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ACCOUNTS, WAS 132 LAST YEAR.
ANOTHER 98
SUMMONSES
OUTSTANDING WERE
FROM
1990. OF THIS
TOTAL OF 230 SUMMONSES, 85 RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS (COMPARED WITH IN 1990) AND 50 REMAINED TO BE HEARD BY THE COURT.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED WAS $309,580 COMPARED WITH $267,030 IN 1990.
120
FOR CONVICTIONS LAST YEAR
SAID MR GLEESON COMMENTING ON THESE FIGURES, INCREASED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY LOCALLY AND INCREASED INTEREST KONG BY OVERSEA INVESTORS.
THEY REFLECTED
IN HONG
THE NEW COMPANY NAMES SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED ON YEAR AND WAS AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS.
MARCH
1,
LAST
HAD IMPROVED, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE TAKEN TO REGISTER A NEW COMPANY HAD FALLEN FROM MORE TO ONE WEEK.
REGISTRY
AND THE
THAN SIX
TIME WEEKS
INTRODUCTION OF REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS FOR SERVICES
*
THE
TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1991, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS FOR SERVICES, WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON MARCH
THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MS ALICE TAL, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
2.
ALSO WILL
FOR THE BE
A NEW SET OF TRADE MARKS RULES GOVERNING PROCEDURES
MARKS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES REGISTRATION OF TRADE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT ON THE SAME DATE, MS TAI ADDED.
то PROVIDE FOR A SMOOTH INTRODUCTION OF REGISTRATION, APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION FOR TRADE MARKS FOR SERVICES MAY BE FILED WITH THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRY FROM JANUARY 28.
"APPLICATIONS FILED BETWEEN JANUARY 28 AND MARCH 2 WILL BE TREATED AS IF THEY WERE FILED ON MARCH 2, MS TAI SAID.
THE
++
NEW SET OF TRADE MARKS RULES WILL BE GAZETTED THIS FRIDAY (JANUARY 17).
** IN INTRODUCING THE NEW RULES, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIMPLIFY, STANDARDISE AND
H
RULES, SHE SAID.
MODERNISE THE EXISTING
/"CHANGES HAVE