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INDUSTRY AND TRADE
prescribed forms may be obtained, free of charge, from the Registrar of Trade Marks, Registrar General's Department. Every mark, even if already registered in the United Kingdom or any other country, must satisfy all the requirements of the Hong Kong Trade Marks Ordinance before it may be accepted for registration. During the year 2,297 applications were received and 1,715 (including many made in previous years) were accepted and allowed to proceed to advertisement. A total of 1,570 marks were registered, the principal countries of origin being:
United States of America 395 Hong Kong
Japan
United Kingdom
Switzerland
West Germany
385
The Netherlands
210
Australia
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183
Italy
92
France
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90
23
20
20
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18
The total number of marks on the register at December 31, 1968 was 22,641.
Hong Kong law does not provide for the original grant of patents, but the grantee of a United Kingdom patent may, within five years from the date of its issue, apply to have it registered in Hong Kong under the Registration of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance. Registration confers the same rights as though the patent had been issued in the United Kingdom with an extension to Hong Kong. A total of 376 patents were registered during the year, compared with 371 in 1967.
COMPANIES
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The Companies Registry keeps records of all companies incor- porated in Hong Kong and also of all foreign corporations which have established a place of business in the Colony. Local companies are incorporated under the Companies Ordinance, which is based on the (now superseded) Companies Act 1929 of Great Britain. The Companies Law Revision Committee, however, was reconsti- tuted during the year, and is actively considering the relevant legislation with a view to recommending revision thereof.
On incorporation a company pays a registration fee of $100 plus $2 for every $1,000 of nominal capital. In 1968, 1,675 new companies were incorporated, 436 more than the total incorporated in 1967. The nominal capital of new companies registered during 1968 totalled
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