SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1986
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED FOR CONVICTIONS IN 1985 WAS $553 767, COMPARED WITH $110 750 IN 1984.
MR GLEESON SAID IMPROVEMENT COULD BE MADE TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY REGISTRY AFTER ITS REMOVAL TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN QUEENSWAY THIS MONTH.
THIS WOULD BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE COMPUTERISATION OF COMPANY NAMES, DIRECTORS' NAMES AND COMPANY CHARGES, WHICH WOULD BEGIN IN JUNE THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 1987, AND THE MICROFILMING PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT OCTOBER 1988.
THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRY RECORDED AN INCREASE OF EIGHT PER CENT IN 1985 IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - 6 966, AS AGAINST 6 409 IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
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AT 2 780 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW TRADE MARKS REGISTERED IN 1985 WAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN IN 1984, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRADE MARKS NOW REGISTERED IN HONG KONG TO 44 395.
IN THE PATENTS REGISTRY THE NUMBER OF UNITED KINGDOM PATENTS RE-REGISTERED LOCALLY DURING 1985 WAS 1 030, AS AGAINST 1 010 IN
1984.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF +LIVE+PATENTS RE-REGISTERED WAS NOW ABOUT 11 000. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE A PRECISE FIGURE AS THIS DEPENDED ON THE LIVES OF THE PATENTS AS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN THE PATENTS OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY IN LONDON.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN DEMAND
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THE CONTINUING DEMAND FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS SHOWN IN THE NOVEMBER STATISTICS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE.
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OF THE 43 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED DURING THE MONTH COMPARED WITH 60 FOR OCTOBER - 24 WERE FOR APARTMENT, APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENCE DEVELOPMENT.
THE APPROVALS FIGURE BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER TO 418 FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1985.
THE PLANS PASSED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE INCLUDED A FIVE-STOREY COMMERCIAL CENTRE AT TSUEN WAN FOR THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY.
OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 15 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, NINE IN KOWLOON AND 19 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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