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JLG expert talks on air service agreements

Talks between experts of the British and Chinese sides of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group on Air Service Agreements will take place in Hong Kong on January 5. The British side will be led by British Representative, Mr Alan Paul. The Chinese side will be led by Chinese Representative, Mr Wang Weiyang. They will be assisted by experts from the two sides.

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Govt committed to protecting intellectual property rights

The Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang said the Government is committed to developing a modern, independent and internationally accepted framework to protect intellectual property rights in Hong Kong.

Mr Tsang said this when he was visiting the Intellectual Property Department and the Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau of the Customs and Excise Department this (Thursday) afternoon.

He was satisfied that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Hong Kong generally complied with international standards.

Mr Tsang said work in this respect would help Hong Kong promote trade, investment and technological innovation and exchanges.

The Intellectual Property Department is working on new localised legislation for the protection of intellectual property rights.

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The department is preparing new comprehensive legislation and administrative systems to localise laws in respect of patents, copyright and registered designs. Agreement has already been reached with Chinese side of the Joint Liaison Group,

The trade marks law will also be modernised to reflect the prevailing international standards.