WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1994
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REGISTRATION OF PATENTS (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1994
FOLLOWING IS THE SPEECH BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MRS REGINA IP, IN MOVING A RESOLUTION ON THE REGISTRATION OF
THE 1994 IN PATENTS (FEES) (AMENDMENT) TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
RULES
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
MR PRESIDENT,
I MOVE THAT THE REGISTRATION OF RULES 1994 BE APPROVED.
PATENTS
(FEES) (AMENDMENT)
THE
FEES
THE FEES PAYABLE TO THE REGISTRAR OF PATENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE REGISTRATION OF PATENTS WERE LAST REVISED IN NOVEMBER 1992.
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AMENDMENT RULES SEEK TO INCREASE THESE FEES TO INFLATION SINCE THE LAST REVIEW AND TO BRING THEM INTO LINE WITH CHARGED FOR SIMILAR SERVICES IN RESPECT OF THE REGISTRATION OF MARKS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED POLICY OF ENSURING USERS PAY THE FULL COST FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
MR PRESIDENT, I BEG TO MOVE.
TRADE
PENALTIES FOR PIRATED COMPACT DISC TRADE
AND A
IP,
FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON MOSES CHENG MO-CHI BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MRS REGINA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
REPLY
QUESTION : WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :
(A)
OF
THE NUMBER OF PIRATED COMPACT DISCS SEIZED IN PAST YEAR AND THEIR ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE;
THE
(B)
OF THE NUMBERS OF SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS AGAINST PRODUCTION, SALE AND POSSESSION OF PIRATED DISCS RESPECTIVELY IN THE PAST YEAR; AND A OF THE HIGHEST, LOWEST AND AVERAGE PENALTY IMPOSED THE COURT IN RESPECT OF EACH TYPE OF OFFENCE;
THE COMPACT BREAKDOWN
BY
(C)
HOW
THE NEIGHBOURING
PENALTIES
FOR
SAME THE
OFFENCE THOSE COMPARE WITH COUNTRIES
IN IN
THE HONG
KONG; AND
(D)
WHETHER
CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO LEGISLATION SO AS TO RAISE THE EXISTING INCREASE THE DETERRENT EFFECT?
AMENDING
THE
PENALTY
TO
/REPLY: