THE
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1993
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SMOOTH RETURN OF VIETNAMESE WELCOMED
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REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, WELCOMED
MR BRIAN
BRESNIHAN,
TODAY
(THURSDAY)
THE SMOOTH REPATRIATION OF 59 VIETNAMESE NON- REFUGEES UNDER THE ORDERLY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME (ORP).
"TODAY'S FLIGHT, WHICH IS THE 11TH FLIGHT SINCE THE SIGNING THE ORP AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 29, 1991, HAS AGAIN BEEN UNEVENTFUL.
THESE
GIRLS
"WE HAVE RETURNED A TOTAL OF 572 NON-REFUGEES TO VIETNAM ORP FLIGHTS," HE SAID.
OF
ON
TODAY'S GROUP COMPRISED 19 MEN, 25 WOMEN, SEVEN BOYS AND EIGHT FROM GREEN ISLAND RECEPTION CENTRE, CHI MA WAN (UPPER)
DETENTION CENTRE AND NEI KWU CHAU DETENTION CENTRE.
ALL HAD BEEN SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES.
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LAYOUT-DESIGN (TOPOGRAPHY) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS BILL
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MRS REGINA IP, ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE LAYOUT-DESIGN (TOPOGRAPHY) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS BILL WOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 9.
"THE BILL AIMS TO PROVIDE STATUTORY PROTECTION FOR THE LAYOUT- DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, SHE SAID.
"THIS WILL ENCOURAGE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AS WELL AS INVESTMENT IN, AND DEVELOPMENT OF, THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INDUSTRY, MRS IP SAID.
THE BILL SEEKS TO REFLECT THE INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS IN THIS FIELD AS LAID DOWN IN THE TREATY ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN RESPECT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (THE WASHINGTON TREATY 1989) AND THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE URUGUAY ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS UNDER GATT (THE GATT-TRIPS
AGREEMENT).
ITS MAJOR PROVISIONS ARE MODELLED ON THE UK AND AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION.
HONG
(TOPOGRAPHIES)
"THE BILL WILL DEMONSTRATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY KONG'S COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION OF LAYOUT-DESIGNS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS," SHE SAID.
"THIS WOULD ALSO ENABLE HONG KONG TO DISCHARGE ANY FUTURE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE DRAFT GATT-TRIPS AGREEMENT, MRS IP ADDED.
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AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT IS A VERY SMALL ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH USED IN THE OPERATION OF A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL, COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
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