Measuring the True Costs Measuring the True Costs of Counterfeiting and Piracyof Counterfeiting and Piracy

Mr. TAM Yiu-keungMr. TAM Yiu-keung

Assistant Commissioner (Intelligence & Investigation)Assistant Commissioner (Intelligence & Investigation)Hong Kong CustomsHong Kong Customs

Pearl of the OrientMexican Caribbean

Source : http://www.destination360.com

IPR Enforcement in HKSARIPR Enforcement in HKSAR

Strong Legislation

Vigorous Enforcement

Strategic Partnership with Industry

Close International Cooperation

Eliminate the SupplyEliminate the Supply

To eliminate the supply To eliminate the supply by intensive enforcementby intensive enforcement

Operations against Operations against syndicatessyndicates

Co-operation with PoliceCo-operation with Police

Use of OSCO to confiscate Use of OSCO to confiscate assets from IPR crimesassets from IPR crimes

The mastermind’s The mastermind’s luxurious house in HKluxurious house in HK

Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Rights Protection Rights Protection AllianceAlliance

http://www.iprpa.org

E-Auctioning with Integrity E-Auctioning with Integrity SchemeScheme Launched in November 2005 Participants include local auction sites, IPR

organizations and individual right holders 78,000 listings of suspected pirated and

counterfeiting auction items have been removed

TV

TV

Overseas Films

Local Films

Music

Comics

11 local youth 11 local youth uniform uniform

organizationsorganizations(200,000 (200,000 members)members)7 Copyright

Org.

Game

Youth Ambassador Youth Ambassador SchemeScheme

Curb the DemandCurb the Demand

To raise public awareness of IPR protectionTo raise public awareness of IPR protection

IPR Protection AllianceIPR Protection Alliance

Publicity Campaign to Promote the Publicity Campaign to Promote the Protection of IPR in Hong KongProtection of IPR in Hong Kong

The Art of War saysThe Art of War says

“Winning a victory and subduing the enemy without fighting is the highest excellence in war”

Thank youThank you