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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990

AS A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE GATT, HONG KONG WAS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE NEGOTIATIONS AND WAS IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS ΤΟ DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT UNDER THE DISCIPLINES WHICH WOULD ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES.

GATT

TO PROVIDE TRADE AND PREVENT

IS ONE THAT WILL THE MOST-FAVOURED

"THE ULTIMATE AGREEMENT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE ENSHRINE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE GATT, SUCH AS NATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION, NATIONAL TREATMENT AND TRANSPARENCY, AND WHICH WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH THE WIPO CONVENTIONS,

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HE SAID.

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"TO SERVE ITS PURPOSE,

THE AGREEMENT WILL NEED TO COMMITMENTS AS TO THE SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PROTECTION FOR RANGE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES SUCH AS COPYRIGHT, TRADE MARKS, PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS."

IF ALL WENT WELL, AN AGREEMENT SHOULD EMERGE THIS DECEMBER OUT OF A MINISTERIAL MEETING IN BRUSSELS, MR CHAN SAID.

17 DISTRICTS TO HOLD

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'CIVIC EDUCATION DAY FUNCTIONS **

A TOTAL OF 17 DISTRICTS WILL STAGE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 25) IN SUPPORT OF "CIVIC EDUCATION DAY".

THE FUNCTIONS WILL INCLUDE A "MEETING THE PUBLIC SESSION" ON A LRT TRAIN IN TUEN MUN, CARNIVALS, EXHIBITIONS, TRAINING CAMPS,

SEMINARS AND. A SPEECH CONTEST.

IN SHAM SHUI PO, AN OPEN FORUM ON THE PROPOSED BILL OF WILL BE HELD AT THE MAPLE STREET PLAYGROUND, BEGINNING 3 PM.

RIGHTS

SPEAKING AT THE FORUM WILL BE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR HUNG PUI-LAM, URBAN COUNCILLOR MR FUNG KIN-KEE, AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MISS HO SHUK-YIN.

INFORMATION MATERIALS ON HUMAN RIGHTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THE VENUE TO PARTICIPANTS.

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PRECEDING THE FORUM WILL BE A STUDENT SPEECH CONTEST IN WHICH NINE FINALISTS WILL COMPETE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

IN PRIMARY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR SECONDARY SECTIONS.

A SEMINAR ON LABOUR RELATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CLEAR WATER BAY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, SAI KUNG, FROM 2.30 PM TO 5 PM.

A PRINCIPAL LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YEUNG CHI-KIN, AN OFFICER OF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL, MR CHAN KA-PIU, AND SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR NG SEK-HONG, WILL BE GUEST SPEAKERS.

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