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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1994
TRADE DEPARTMENT DELEGATION ATTENDS
TEXTILES CONFERENCE IN PERU
A TRADE DEPARTMENT DELEGATION LED BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE MR THOMAS YIU TODAY (FRIDAY) LEFT FOR AREQUIPA, PERU, TO ATTEND THE 19TH COUNCIL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL TEXTILES AND CLOTHING BUREAU (ITCB).
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ITCB, THE GENEVA-BASED ORGANISATION OF TEXTILES-EXPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, PROVIDES THE FORUM FOR ITS MEMBERS, INCLUDING HONG KONG, TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND CO-ORDINATE ACTIONS ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL TRADE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING.
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"THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE MEETING, TO BE HELD FROM JUNE 27 JULY 1, ARE TO EVALUATE THE AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING CONCLUDED ON DECEMBER 15, 1993 AS PART OF THE URUGUAY ROUND PACKAGE, AND TO DISCUSS ITS IMPLEMENTATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT
SAID.
"THE OPPORTUNITY WILL ALSO BE TAKEN TO CONSIDER THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE
THE FUTURE ITCB AND, IN PARTICULAR, ITS ROLE IN RELATION TO WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION,
HE ADDED.
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OTHER DELEGATIONS ATTENDING THE MEETING INCLUDE THOSE FROM ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, EGYPT, SALVADOR, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, KOREA, MACAU, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, SRI LANKA AND URUGUAY.
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PERFORMANCE PLEDGE BY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT (IPD) TODAY (FRIDAY) PLEDGES ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE AND TIMELY SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS.
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SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MISS AVERIL WATERS, SAID SINCE THE IPD WAS ESTABLISHED
REGISTRATION IN 1990, THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR HAD INCREASED BY ABOUT 50 PER CENT FROM 9,865 IN TRADEMARKS
1990/91 TO 14,892 IN 1993/94 AND THAT FOR PATENTS HAD INCREASED BY 30 PER CENT FROM 1,067 TO 1,441.
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IMPETUS INCREASING DEMAND FOR THESE SERVICES SERVED AS AN TO THE DEPARTMENT TO STRIVE FOR MORB EFFICIENT AND STREAMLINED PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO BETTER MEET CUSTOMERS' EXPECTATIONS, SHE SAID.
"ON THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION, WE PLEDGE TO ISSUE THE FIRST RECEIPT FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IN SEVEN WORKING DAYS.
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