XN000022-1980-12-30 — Page 9

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1980

8

HE ADDED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE END OF THE STORY. IN MORE RECENT MONTHS THE UNIT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COUNTERED TWO FURTHER ILLEGAL MANUFACTURING CENTRES IN KOWLOON. WHERE LARGE QUANTITIES OF PIRATED VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES AND VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.+

HE SAID THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE WAS ENCOURAGED BY THE FREQUENT RECOGNITION OF ITS EFFORTS AND SUCCESSES IN COMBATING THIS MODERN-DAY PIRACY.

+YOUR GENEROUS DONATION AND GIFTS PRESENTED TODAY CERTAINLY EMPHASIZE YOUR OWN APPRECIATION OF THE WORK OF THE SERVICE IN THIS CONNECTION, MR JORDAN TOLD THE CHAIRMAN OF ESQUIRE (ELECTRONICS), MR S.C. GURDAS.

HE EMPHASIZED THAT ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE HAD COME A GOOD WAY TOWARDS STAMPING OUT PIRACY IN THE INDUSTRY, EFFORTS COULD NOT BE RELAXED. TIGHT SURVEILLANCE AND CONTINUING VIGILANCE IN RELATION TO THE PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHT WILL CONTINUE IN THE INTERESTS OF BOTH THE INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC, MR JORDAN SAID.

HE HOPED THAT SUCH ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW MIGHT SERVE AS A WARNING TO COMPANIES TO ENSURE COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDING FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

A SUM OF $15 000, PLUS TWO TELEVISION SETS AND TWO VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDERS, WERE PRESENTED BY ESQUIRE (ELECTRONICS) TO THE SERVICE'S WELFARE FUND, WHICH EXISTS BY LAW TO PROVIDE BENÉF ITS AND COMFORTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

0

NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST ****

COPIES OF A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO TODAY'S DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINING A LIST OF HONG KONG RECIPIENTS OF NEW YEAR HONOURS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE BRITISH FORCES, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM GIS PRESS BOXES THIS EVENING.

PUBLICATION OF THE LIST IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION. THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 7 AM TOMORROW OVER LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS,

ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE IR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.

19