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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1989

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CUSTOMS PRAISED FOR ELIMINATING COUNTERFEIT GOODS

THE GOVERNMENT'S RECOGNITION OF THE NEED ΤΟ ACCORD HIGH PRIORITY TO PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT DURING THE PAST YEARS HAVE MADE COUNTERFEITING ACTIVITIES GO UNDERGROUND.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR K.S. TONG, SAID THIS AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

A PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT BY LOUIS VUITTON KONG LTD IN

OF RECOGNITION

CUSTOMS EFFORTS IN CRACKING DOWN COUNTERFEIT GOODS.

HONG

ON

TIME THAT

RECEIVED

IT IS THE SECOND

THE DEPARTMENT HAS PLAQUE FROM THIS COMPANY. THE FIRST PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED IN 1984.

A

BE

IN

MR TONG POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT CERTAINLY WOULD NOT COMPLACENT WITH ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO ITS BEST

AND ELIMINATING ALL PIRATES

COUNTERFEITERS WHO ATTEMPTED TO MAKE QUICK MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE INTEREST OF TRADERS AND CONSUMERS.

ALSO AT THE CEREMONY, 15 OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S COPYRIGHT COUNTERFEIT INVESTIGATION DIVISION WERE PRESENTED WITH APPRECIATION CERTIFICATES BY THE COMPANY.

AND

ILLEGAL STRUCTURE IN NORTH POINT TO BE CLOSED

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO SEEK THE CLOSURE OF AN ILLEGAL STRUCTURE IN NORTH POINT, HONG KONG SO THAT IT CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS AND THE PUBLIC.

THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURE IS ON THE FLAT ROOF ADJACENT TO FLAT B, SECOND FLOOR, 106-110 TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD.

THE CLOSURE IS PART OF THE EXERCISE TO ENFORCE AN ORDER UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ON APRIL 10, 1986 REQUIRING THE DEMOLITION OF THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURE.

ISSUED

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE KONG DISTRICT COURT ON MAY 16 WAS POSTED ON A CONSPICUOUS PART OF STRUCTURE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HONG

THE

IT IS INTENDED THAT DEMOLITION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT THE CLOSURE ORDER IS OBTAINED.

ONCE

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