HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION

Circular No. 029/05

21 March 2005

Hong Kong Bar Association

Circular No. 029/05

To : Members of the Bar Association

From: Lisa Wong - Hon. Secretary

Date : 21 March 2005

Amendment of paragraph 6 of
the Charles Ching Memorial Scholarship rules

Members are informed that paragraph 6 of the Charles Ching Memorial Scholarship Rules has been amended as follows :

“6. All PCLL students and 3rd year law students are all eligible to apply. All applicants must be at least final year students in a LLB or equivalent degree course or a common professional examination course which when completed would entitle such students to pursue the PCLL course in Hong Kong. Preference may be given to applicants who would otherwise not have an opportunity to receive advocacy or pupillage training in England.

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Lecture On
”How To Use An Intellectual Asset Management Approach
To Get The Most Value From Intellectual Property”

The Intellectual Property Department is organizing the captioned lecture on Wednesday, 30 March 2005 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm at the Intellectual Property Department, IPD Function Room (Room 2501), 25/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

The lecture will be conducted by Dr. Gordon McConnachie, Chairman of Intellectual Assets Centre of Scotland.

There will be no charge for attendance at the lecture. Registration is, however, necessary. Those who are interested to attend should fill in and return by fax (2838 6272) the attached reply slip to the Intellectual Property Department for the attention of Ms. Teresa Li before 23 March 2005. Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

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UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (“UNPD”)

Legislative Assessment of the draft unified enterprise law & investment law of vietnam

The Bar has received from LAWASIA the attached summary of a request by UNPD for voluntary international experts to review and comment on the draft Unified Enterprise Law and Investment Law proposed to be enacted by the government of Viet Nam. Members who are interested in doing so may contact Mr. Alan Budde before 25 March 2005 :

Mr. Alan Budde
Project Coordinator
ABA-UNDP International Legal Resource Centre
American Bar Association
740 15th Street, NW
Washington DC 20005
Tel: 202 662 1662
Fax: 202 662 1666
Web: www.abanet.org/intlaw/ilrc

Reply Slip (PDF)