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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1991

ON INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MISS TAI SAID, TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG KEPT ABREAST WITH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS, THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN EFFORTS BY THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION (WIPO) TO RAISE AND HARMONISE IP PROTECTION STANDARDS.

"ADDITIONALLY, HONG KONG IS ALSO A SUPPORTER AND ACTIVE PLAYER IN THE GATT UNDERTAKING ON TRADE RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS) NEGOTIATIONS," SHE SAID.

AS A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE GATT, MISS TAI SAID, HONG KONG SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT UNDER THE GATT TO PROVIDE DISCIPLINES WHICH WOULD ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PREVENT DISPUTES.

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"THE ULTIMATE AGREEMENT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE IS ONE WHICH ENSHRINE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE GATT, SUCH AS MFN, NON-DISCRIMINATION, NATIONAL TREATMENT

TRANSPARENCY, AND WHICH WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH THE WIPO CONVENTIONS.

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"TO SERVE ITS PURPOSE, THE AGREEMENT WILL NEED TO CONTAIN COMMITMENTS AS TO THE SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PROTECTION FOR A FULL RANGE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, SUCH AS COPYRIGHT, TRADE MARKS, PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, SHE SAID.

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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MISS AVERIL WATERS SAID THE TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE WOULD EXPAND THE EXISTING SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS FOR GOODS TO PROVIDE FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS FOR SERVICES.

"CURRENT PLANNING WILL LEAD TO INTRODUCTION IN MARCH 1992,"

SHE SAID.

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YOUTH URGED TO GEAR UP FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES

YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD GEAR UP FOR FUTURE CHANGES AND CHALLENGES AND CONTRIBUTE TO HONG KONG 'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S DON BOSCO LEARNING CENTRE IN ЗНЕК TONG TSUI THIS MORNING, MR LAN SAID YOUNG PEOPLE COULD ENHANCE THEIR AWARENESS OF LOCAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

THE LDC CENTRE WILL OFFER то COMFORTABLE READING FACILITY AND VARIOUS

LOCAL SCHOOLS.

LOCAL YOUTH A QUIET AND SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES ΤΟ

/THESE SERVICES

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