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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 29. 1938.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 332.

Hong Kong.

ORDINANCE No. 10 of 1909. (TRADE MARKS).

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Trade Marks Ordinance. No. 10 of 1909, the Governer in Couneil hereby makes the following further amendment of the Trade Marks Rules, 1910. appearing on pages 361-397 of the Regulations of Hong Kong, 1844-1925 :

Amendment.

Rule 14A published as Government Notification No. 795 in the Gazette of the 18th December. 1931. is hereby rescinded and the following rule is substituted therefor :-

Prohibition

of registra-

tion of

White,

Silver.

or Red cross etc.

1 Ed. 8 & 1 Geo. 5. ch. 15.

1 & 2 Geo. 5. h. 20.

14A. Without the previous consent of the Governor in Council there shall not appear upon any trade mark, the registration of which is applied for

(a) any design consisting of a white or silver cross on a red ground, none of the limbs of which extends to the margin of the ground, being the cross comprised in the Arms of the Swiss Con- federation; or

(b) any design being a colourable imitation of the design mentioned in the last foregoing paragraph; or

(c) any design being a colourable imitation of the heraldic emblem of the red cross on a white ground mentioned in sub-section (1) of section one of the Geneva Convention Act. 1911, or any words so nearly resembling the words “Red Cross" or 'Geneva Cross as to be capable of being under- stood as referring to the said emblem.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

22nd April, 1938.

T. MEGARRY,

Clerk of Councils.

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