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Wednesday, January 17, 1973
NEED FOR ORIGINAL DESIGNS STRESSED
Unofficials Support Copyright Bill
Dr. S.Y. Chung said today that in view of Hong Kong's fast-rising
cost of production, manufacturers would have to depend more and more on original
and innovated designs to maintain their competitiveness in the world markets.
"Unfortunately," he said, "the lack of adequate protection against
local infringement of designs has hampered the movement on promotion of
industrial design and design competition in Hong Kong."
Dr. Chung was speaking in support of the Copyright Bill 1973 in the
Legislative Council.
As Chairman of the Hong Kong Industrial Design Council, he mentioned
one important change in Hong Kong's manufacturing industries which, he said,
seems to be less well known.
There was
Dr. Chung said: "In the past, we were basically producing products to
the designs, specifications and brands provided by our customers.
little emphasis on product development and design in Hong Kong."
But today, he said, there were increasing number of industrial companies
which produced products of their own designs, specifications and brands and
which had their own departments of development and design.
Referring to the bill, Dr. Chung said he particularly supported the
"teeth" provided in it which put the burden on the defendant to prove his
innocence and gives senior police officers and authorised officers of the Commerce
and Industry Department very wide powers of investigation of suspected offences.
However,
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