Hong Kong Bar Association

Circular No. 042/04

To : Members of the Bar Association

From : Andrew Mak - Hon. Secretary

Date : 3 May 2004

17TH ICCA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CONFERENCE
16 - 18 MAY 2004, BEIJING

Further to our circular no. 020/04, members are reminded of the three-day International Arbitration Conference that is due to take place in China World Hotel, Beijing from 16 - 18 May 2004. The conference, carrying the theme "New Horizon in International commercial Arbitration and Beyond", will cover a wide variety of arbitration issues and topics.
The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), founded in 1969, is the leading worldwide organization devoted to promoting international arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution.

The Conference will be of interest to all those involved in international commercial arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, in particular arbitrators, conciliators, lawyers with an international client base, in-house counsels, managers of dispute resolution bodies and academics.

Given the increasing interest and application of arbitration in dispute resolution, the Bar Council would encourage members to participate in this conference.

The Conference Registration brochure, booking forms and accommodation information can be downloaded from www.icca-2004.org. For any further enquiries, members may contact the conference office at icca2004@cietac.org.

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11TH LAWASIA ENERGY CONFERENCE
SEOUL, KOREA, 22 - 25 JUNE 2004

Members may wish to mark their dairies for an upcoming conference to be held by Law Asia from 22 - 25 June 2004 in Seoul, Korea.

The theme of this 4-day conference is "Towards Energy Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region".

The Conference program, booking form and accommodation information can be downloaded from www.lawasiaenergy2004.org. For any further enquiries members may contact the Conference Secretariat at email lawasia2004@meci.co.kr.

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PUBLIC LECTURE ON PRODUCT DESIGN IN THE DIGITAL AGE:
BALANCING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND IP RIGHT
13 MAY 2004 (WEDNESDAY)

The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) is organizing the captioned lecture by Mr. Thomas C. Rubin, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corp, Washington, to be held on Wednesday, 13 May 2004 from 1 - 2:30 pm at IPD Function Room 2501, 25/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

The lecture will focus on balancing the competing interests of innovating technologically, meeting consumer expectation and respecting content owners' IP rights.

Member interested may contact Rani Romani for the registration form at 2869 0210.