Hong Kong Empowers Mainland Enterprises to Expand Globally at IP Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou

IPD organises first Mainland Enterprises' IP Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou

The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration) jointly organised the Mainland Enterprises' Intellectual Property (IP) Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou, themed "Hong Kong professionals empowering Mainland enterprises to go global and strengthen globalisation strategies" to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services to enterprises in Guangdong Province today (June 26). To align with the National 15th Five-Year Plan supporting Hong Kong to develop into a regional IP trading centre, the IPD organised its first go-global business matching session outside Hong Kong, aiming to assist Mainland enterprises in expanding to overseas markets through Hong Kong's professional services. The event was met with an enthusiastic response, bringing together more than 150 representatives from Guangdong's innovation and technology and cultural and creative industries, members of Hong Kong's IP professional bodies, and government officials from Guangdong and Hong Kong.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Director of Intellectual Property, Mr David Wong, said that this year marks the opening year of the National 15th Five-Year Plan. With its advantages as a highly market-oriented and international economy underpinned by the rule of law, Hong Kong will proactively integrate into the country's overall development and leverage the strength of its professional services to assist enterprises in their going-global endeavours. As a "super connector" and "super value-adder", Hong Kong is equipped with the unique advantages of the "one country, two systems" principle, a sound common law system, an international business environment, a robust IP protection regime and world-class professional services, and is an ideal platform for Mainland enterprises to expand into overseas markets.

During the thematic seminar, expert speakers from Hong Kong presented on a range of go-global topics, including Hong Kong's business environment and enterprise support measures, IP risk management and crossborder dispute resolution, and global patent layout and internationalisation strategies. Using case studies as a starting point, the seminar focused on the key issues regarding IP strategy and risk responses that Mainland enterprises face when going global.

The core of the event featured business matching sessions empowering Mainland enterprises to leverage Hong Kong's IP professional services for going global and driving their expansion into overseas markets. Hong Kong has a comprehensive IP professional services network, covering high valueadded services such as IP law, mediation and arbitration, accounting, finance, valuation, management, consulting and agency services, which can provide Mainland enterprises with one-stop support ranging from patent layout and risk management to IP commercialisation and financing. The IPD arranged oneonone targeted matching meetings between Mainland enterprises seeking to expand their businesses overseas and members of Hong Kong's IP professional bodies (including practising solicitors and patent agents). In total, close to 50 one-on-one business matching sessions were completed. The matching covered enterprises' essential needs for going global and addressed challenges and issues enterprises may encounter during the overseas expansion process, including crossborder IP registration and global strategic positioning, crossborder dispute resolution, international licensing and IP financing.

The event was one of the projects conducted under the collaboration framework of the Guangdong/Hong Kong Expert Group on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Expert Group), with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Guangzhou Development District Intellectual Property Office as co-organisers. The event was also supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Officein Guangdong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The IPD will continue to deepen exchanges and co-operation between the IP sectors in the Mainland and Hong Kong under frameworks such as the Expert Group, and will continue to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services through the annual Business of IP Asia Forum, with a view to consolidating Hong Kong's role as a regional IP trading centre. This year's Forum will be held November 19 and 20.

Details of the event are available on the IPD's website (www.ip.gov.hk).

IPD organises first Mainland Enterprises' IP Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

IPD organises first Mainland Enterprises' IP Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

IPD organises first Mainland Enterprises' IP Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

IPD organises first Mainland Enterprises' IP Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

NPCSC authorized Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to exercise jurisdiction over Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas at Huanggang Port

The 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPCSC) today (June 26) passed the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Authorizing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Exercise Jurisdiction over the Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas at the Huanggang Port" (the Decision). The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) expresses its sincere gratitude to the Central Authorities for their staunch support in establishing the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area.

A spokesman for the HKSAR Government said, "The NPCSC's Decision fully reflects the Central Authorities' high regard and support for Hong Kong to better integrate into and serve the overall national development. It is of great strategic significance for strengthening the infrastructure connectivity between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland, enhancing interactions between the people of, and economic and trade activities between the two places, as well as advancing the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). This is a clear demonstration of the advantages of 'one country, two systems'."

The HKSAR Government has been proactively aligning with national development strategies. Working closely with the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, the HKSAR Government has adopted a forward-looking strategy to upgrade the infrastructure of land boundary control points (BCPs) between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, deepen the reform on the mode of boundary clearance, and actively utilise innovation and technology to enhance the convenience of clearance. The Huanggang Port redevelopment project is one of the key initiatives that the HKSAR Government is participating in the implementation of national development strategies. The redeveloped Huanggang Port will be positioned as the most important 24-hour passenger land BCP between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It will implement the co-location arrangement and the novel "collaborative inspection and joint clearance" mode to further enhance the passenger clearance experience and efficiency. Clearance time at the new Huanggang Port will be significantly reduced from around 30 minutes at the existing Lok Ma Chau/ Huanggang Port to approximately five minutes. The design flow of the new Huanggang Port will increase to 200 000 passenger trips per day, and could be further increased to about 300 000 upon the future commissioning of the Northern Link Spur Line of the MTR Corporation Limited.

The HKSAR Government expresses its gratitude to the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government for their co-operation and continued support. Having discussed and reached a consensus on matters relating to the scope and area of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area, as well as clearance mode at the port, the HKSAR Government and the People's Government of Guangdong Province made submissions to the Central Government regarding the implementation of the co-location arrangement at the Huanggang Port, proposing that it be submitted to the NPCSC for examination.

According to the Decision, the NPCSC has decided as follows:

1. The HKSAR is authorized to exercise, with effect from the day on which the Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas at the Huanggang Port are commissioned, jurisdiction over the said areas in accordance with the laws of the HKSAR within the period specified in Article 3 of the Decision.

The HKSAR is to administer the Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas at the Huanggang Port as a closed area.

2. The areas over which the HKSAR is authorized to exercise jurisdiction comprise the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area, the deck of the Shenzhen section of the Lok Ma Chau Bridge connecting the port, the interior of the bridge box girders accessible via the bridge deck, and the surfaces of the connecting roads. The date of commissioning of the relevant areas, and their specific coordinates and area, are to be determined by the State Council. The use of the aforesaid areas is not to be altered within the period specified in Article 3 of the Decision.

3. The HKSAR Government acquires by way of a lease the right to use the Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas at the Huanggang Port. The term of the lease is to commence on the day on which the relevant areas are commissioned and is to expire on June 30, 2047. On the expiry of the term of the lease, with a decision of the NPCSC, the term of the lease may be renewed.

Upon receiving the determination from the State Council on the commissioning date of the Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas at the Huanggang Port, as well as the specific coordinates and area of the relevant areas, the HKSAR Government will introduce the relevant bill to the Legislative Council as soon as practicable, so as to take forward the local legislative exercise. The HKSAR Government will continue to work closely with the Guangdong Province and the Shenzhen Municipality to take forward all preparatory works of the opening of the Huanggang Port at full steam, proactively align the National 15th Five-Year Plan, and contribute Hong Kong's strengths to the high-quality development of the GBA. The HKSAR Government will maintain close communication with the Shenzhen side and will make timely announcements to the public once the official opening date of the Huanggang Port is finalised, with a view to creating a more efficient and convenient clearance experience for members of the public.

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