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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1989

MOST

ILLEGAL

ACTIVITIES

HAD TURNED

MR TONG SAID THAT UNDERGROUND WITH THE DETERMINED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN THE PAST YEARS.

"IN 1988. $39 MILLION WORTH OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS OF WHICH $16.3 MILLION WERE GARMENT PRODUCTS," HE SAID.

WERE SEIZED,

TEXWOOD

MR TONG POINTED OUT THAT CUSTOMS ACTION ON COUNTERFEIT

COMPLAINT ABOUT SOME GARMENTS WAS FIRST INITIATED IN JUNE 1987 WHEN

OF JEANS WITH A TRADEMARK CLOSELY RESEMBLING THE REGISTERED TRADEMARK THE COMPANY WAS RECEIVED.

THE OPERATION TAKEN THEN HAD RESULTED NINE PERSONS, INCLUDING FIVE RETAILERS SEIZURE OF 220 PAIRS OF JEANS.

ANOTHER

IN THE PROSECUTION OF AND A MANUFACTURER AND THE

ARRESTED AND 370 LATER FINED

RETAILER WAS

IN MARCH THIS YEAR, PAIRS OF COUNTERFEIT JEANS WERE SEIZED. THE RETAILER WAS $9,250.

MR TONG ADDED THAT

THE

THE

OF

THESE

TWO

CONCLUSION SUCCESSFUL

IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN CASES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED TRADEMARK OWNERS AND ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, WITHOUT WHICH THE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT PROTECT THE TRADING INTEGRITY OF HONG KONG.

INSTALLATION OF PARKING METERS IN PERTH STREET, KOWLOON CITY

* * * * *

(MAY 12),

PARKING METERS INSTALLED AT THE PARKING SPACES IN PERTH STREET, KOWLOON CITY, WILL COMMENCE OPERATION FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE INSTALLATION RATION THE UTILISATION OF THE PARKING SPACES.

AIMS ΤΟ

FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN THE TWO-HOUR METERED PARKING SPACES

CYCLES MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, BUSES, MOTOR CYCLES AND PEDAL

OPERATE FROM 8 AM TO WILL CHARGE $2 FOR EVERY 30 MINUTES, AND WILL MIDNIGHT DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

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