13
+
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1994
TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) RULES 1994
*
BE
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT CERTAIN AND CHARGES PRESCRIBED UNDER THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE WOULD REVISED WITH EFFECT FROM NOVEMBER 28.
FEES
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR A SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES IN HONG KONG. FEES ARE PRESCRIBED IN THE TRADE MARKS RULES FOR THE PROVISION OF VARIOUS SERVICES BY THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRY IN RELATION TO THE SYSTEM.
"IT IS GOVERNMENT POLICY THAT FEES SHOULD IN GENERAL BE SET AT LEVELS SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER FULL COSTS IN PROVIDING THE SERVICES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE EXISTING FEES UNDER THE TRADE MARKS RULES WERE LAST REVISED IN NOVEMBER 1993.
"
"FEES IN GENERAL WILL BE INCREASED BY AN AVERAGE OF 10 PER CENT THE THIS YEAR TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INFLATION SINCE THE LAST REVIEW,' SPOKESMAN ADDED.
"HOWEVER, THE INCREASE WILL BE HIGHER FOR CERTAIN ITEMS DUE THE MAIN TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE NOT REVISED LAST YEAR."
IN
"THE
||
OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO TAKEN TO DELETE TWO FEES RELATING AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION, AND TO ADD CERTAIN INFORMATION TO REGISTER IN ORDER ΤΟ STREAMLINE THE TRADE MARK APPLICATION REGISTRATION PROCEDURES, HE ADDED.
ΤΟ
THE
AND
THE REVISED FEES WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
0
THREE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN ELECTED
* * *
MR YUEN BUN-KEUNG OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND MR TANG FO-HONG OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD WERE RETURNED UNOPPOSED AS CHAIRMAN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS TODAY
(THURSDAY).
AND MR CHAN BING-WOON OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD DEFEATED HIS RIVAL MR TO BOON-MAN BY 27 VOTES TO SEVEN TO BECOME THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN.
MEANWHILE, MR CHAN CHOI-HI
OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN, MS TING YUK-CHEE OF EASTERN AND MR CHAN NOI-YUE OF KOWLOON CITY ELECTED AS THEIR BOARDS' REPRESENTATIVES TO THE URBAN COUNCIL.
WERE