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INDUSTRY AND TRADE
director, Dr the Honourable S. Y. Chung, OBE, JP, was elected chairman of the organisation.
Trade and Industrial Organisations
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the oldest trade association in the Colony, now has a membership of over 1,700, representing all branches of commerce and industry. The chamber is represented on a number of government boards and committees. It is an organising member of the British National Committee of the International Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Commonwealth Chambers of Commerce. Other chambers and trade associations include the Indian Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Kong Exporters' Association.
The Federation of Hong Kong Industries, established by ordinance in 1960, promotes the interests of Hong Kong industry as a whole, and its membership represents all industries, many nationalities and all sizes of enterprise. The federation actively promotes the standards of locally manufactured goods, and currently provides testing and certification services for textile and electrical products. To encourage the development of better industrial design in Hong Kong, the Industrial Design Council of the Federation has instituted two awards for Hong Kong designed products, viz: the Governor's Award for Hong Kong Design and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries Award for Good Design.
Established in 1934, the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong has a membership of over 2,000 factories. Member firms represent factories of all sizes and industries. The association has played an important role in the industrial development of Hong Kong. Its best known annual activity is an exhibition at which a number of its members take part and which attracts an attendance of 2,600,000 persons.
TRADE MARKS AND PATENTS
Trade Marks are registered under the Trade Marks Ordinance, which is based on the Trade Marks Act 1938 of the United Kingdom. The procedure is laid down in the Trade Marks Rules, and the prescribed forms may be obtained, free of charge, from the Registrar of Trade Marks, Registrar General's Department. Every
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