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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1987

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED FOR CONVICTIONS IN THE FIRST HALF YEAR OF 1987 WAS $149,013, COMPARED WITH $224,421 IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1986.

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THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRY, AS A RESULT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW TYPE OF PART B REGISTRATION UNDER THE TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT} ORDINANCE 1985 ON SEPTEMBER 1, 186, SHOWED A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE HALF YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1987, AT 4,168 AS AGAINST 3,323 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AT 1,660, THE NUMBER OF NEW TRADE MARKS REGISTERD DURING THE HALF YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1987 WAS HIGHER THAN IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1986, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRADE MAEKO NOW REGISTERED TO 47,590.

IN THE PATENTS REGISTRY, THE NUMBER OF UNITED KINGDOW PATENTS RE-REGISTERED LOCALLY DURING THE HALF YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1987 WAS 500 AS AGAINST 490 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF "LIVE" PATENTS RE-REGISTERED WAS NOW APPROXIMATELY 13,000. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE A PRECISE FIGURES AS THIS DEPENDED ON THE LIVES OF THE PATENTS AS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN THE UK PATENTS OFFICE IN LONDON.

WITH REGARD TO THE MONEY LENDERS REGISTRY, DURING THE HALF YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1987 (1986), 222(197) * APPLICATIONS FOR A MONEY LENDER'S LICENCE WERE RECEIVED, COMPRISING 180(151) RENEWAL APPLICATIONS AND 42(46) NEW APPLICATIONS.

OF THESE, 222(197) APPLICATIONS AND 76(85) APPLICATIONS PENDING AT DECEMBER 31, 1986 (1985), 199(185) WERE GRANTED, 1(1) KAS DISMISSED AND 5(0) WERE WITHDRAWN, LEAVING 93 (96) APPLICATIONS OUTSTANDING.

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IN ADDITION, 38(19) APPLICATIONS ADDITIONAL BUSINESS PREMISES ON A LICENCE WERE APPROVED. AT 1987 (1986), THERE WERE 437(429) LICENSED MONEY LENDERS.

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JUNE 30,

FIGURES IN BRACKETS REFER TO THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR THE YEAR

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