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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1980

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OF THE TOTAL, HONG KONG LED WITH 463 APPLICATIONS, FOLLOWED BY THE UNITED STATES WITH 441, THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH 216 AND JAPAN WITH 204.

DURING THE YEAR 1 900 TRADE MARKS WERE REGISTERED AND 2 436 RENEWED, BRINGING THE TOTAL ON THE REGISTER TO 34 594.

THE NUMBER OF PATENTS REGISTERED IN THE SAME PERIOD WAS 831. THERE WERE 247 US PATENTS, 218 JAPANESE, 100 UK, 83 WEST GERMAN, AND 51 SWISS.

PAYMENT OF PROFITS TAX

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PROFITS TAX PAYERS ARE REMINDED TO CHECK THEIR DEMAND NOTES TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE TAX DUE IS PAID BY THE SPECIFIED DATE.

IF THE FIRST INSTALMENT IS NOT SO PAID, THE SECOND INSTALMENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME DUE IMMEDIATELY. THIS WILL BE STRICTLY APPLIED AND PLEAS FOR OVERSIGHT WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

BESIDES, WHERE TAX IS NOT PAID BY THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE NOTICE, THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE MAY LEVY A SURCHARGE NOT EXCEEDING 5 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL TAX WHICH WILL ALSO BE IMMEDIATELY DUE FOR PAYMENT.

PAYMENT MAY BE MADE AT THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION OFFICES:

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

TSUEN WAN

WINDSOR HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, 311 GLOUCESTER ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.

- PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 12TH FLOOR,

56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.

FOU WAH CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 210 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TOUEN WAN,

IT MAY ALSO BE MADE BY POST BY SENDING A CROSSED CHEQUE, ATTACHED TO THE DEMAND NOTE, TO THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, GPO BOX 102, HONG KONG.

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