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OF 101045Z APRIL 89
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
LONDON OFFICE FOR WISE.
113)
PENING, (Lefte to Tamotsky) b. 24/iv
EKING, WASHINGTON
черный
YOUR TELNO 710 WIPO: DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC ON PROPOSED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TREATY
TARNOFSKY MET WISE ON 31 MARCH IN A CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE. TARNOFSKY'S GENERAL POINT WAS THAT POTENTIAL DISADVANTAGE TO THE UK NEEDED TO BE WEIGHED AGAINST POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE TO HK. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT HE NOW ACCEPTS THAT THE COLONIALISM AND NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE
ISSUES ARE UNLIKELY TO CAUSE PROBLEMS.
2.
THE POSSIBLE ADVANTAGES TO HK OF PARTICIPATION ARE CONSIDERABLE, PARTICULARLY WHEN SEEN IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES. HK'S PRESENT HEAVY RELIANCE ON UK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) LEGISLATION CANNOT CONTINUE AFTER 1997. TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION, HKG IS CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ITS IP LEGISLATION. WE EXPECT A WIDE RANGE OF NEW AND AMENDED HK IP LEGISLATION TO BE IN PLACE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE FOR FOUR YEARS. WE HAVE ALSO ANNOUNCED
PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT, ON 1 APRIL 1990, TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE OUR LAWS.
THIS REFLECTS OUR DETERMINATION THAT HK WILL PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR IP RIGHTS.
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OUR PARTICIPATION IN RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS IS
IMPORTANT TO THE ABOVE WORK BECAUSE :
(A) IN SOME AREAS, SUCH AS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, HK HAS ONLY LIMITED EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE AND NEEDS TO TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THESE. HK'S INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IS SUCH THAT WE EXPECT TO BECOME A MORE SIGNIFICANT MANUFACTURER OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND OF MANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IN THE COMING YEARS:
(B)
KNOWLEDGE OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTS IS
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