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75. During the year the Board inquired into and approved the applications of fourteen auditors and five auditing firms for admission to Part I, and of sixteen auditors and four auditing firms for admission to Part II, of the Authorized List. At the end of the year there were 121 individuals and 37 firms on Part I of the List and 100 individuals and 30 firms on Part II. Of these, 63 individuals and 26 firms were on both Parts. In recent years more and more Chinese accountants have qualified for admission to Part I of the List, and it is interesting to record that out of the 121 individuals on this Part of the List 68 are Chinese. The important part played by the Australian Society of Accountants in the training of accountants in Hong Kong is demon- strated by the fact that 35 of these 68 Chinese auditors are members of that Society.

Fees

76. The total of all fees collected by the Companies Registry under all Ordinances reached the new high record figure of $3,188,881, made up as follows (with the previous year's figures for comparison):

Fees on incorporation of new companies ($100 plus $2 for every $1,000 of nominal capital)

Other fees under the Companies Ordin-

ance and Orders made thereunder

Fees for Money-Lenders Licences Miscellaneous other Fees

1962-63

1961-62

$1,329,141

$1,877,642

771,905

1,301,766

9,000

8,500

1,508

973

$2,111,554

$3,188,881

The increase in the second item is mainly due to the large amount ($1,187,826) received in respect of increases in capital, for which a fee of $2 per $1,000 of the increase is payable.

Explanatory

PART IV

TRADE MARKS REGISTRY

77. The Trade Marks Ordinance, 1954, is based on the United Kingdom Trade Marks Act, 1938. The Register consists of two parts, Part A for distinctive marks, and Part B for marks which are not registrable in Part A but are capable of distinguishing the goods of the

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