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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1988

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"THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME, CONSOILDATING AND IMPROVING ALREADY ADVANCED LEGISLATION, COUPLED WITH A CONTINUING HIGH STANDARD OF ENFORCEMENT, HE SAID.

CURRENTLY BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL SANCTIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR

THE PROTECTION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN HONG KONG.

THE EXISTING COPYRIGHT ORDINANCF PROVIDED THAT OFFENCES WERE COMMITTED FOR INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND FOR THE POSSESSION OR USE OF EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING INFRINGING COPIES.

MR MACLEOD SAID THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, WHICH CARRIED OUT THE CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROTECTION LEGISLATION, WAS HIGHLY REGARDED BY ITS COUNTERPARTS AROUND THE WORLD FOR ITS INTEGRITY DEDICATION AND EFFICIENCY.

"THE DEPARTMENT CANNOT OPERATE ENTIRELY EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT THE WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNERS WHOSK RIGHTS ARE BEING INFRINGED, HE SAID.

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAÐ SEIZED $14.43 WORTH OF PIRATED SOFTWARE AND MANUALS THIS YEAR, HE ADDED.

THE TWO-DAY U.S.-HONG KONG TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS CONFERENCE WHICH BEGAN AT THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL TODAY KILL BE POLLOWED BY A ONE-DAY FACTORY VISIT.

TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS TOMORROW

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MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEK (TAC) WILL BRIEFED ON THE APPLICATION OF THE PROFET CONTROL SCHEME TO FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES AT THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

ANOTHER MATTER TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE TAC WILL BE THE INTRODUCTION OF A DRIVING TEST FOR LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS.

THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S FORWARD PLANNING PROGRAMME (1989- 1993) AND THE COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF ITS FRANCHISE WILL ALSO BE EXAMINED.

MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE EXISTING AND PLANNED MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES.

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRAL BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM.

GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

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