WIPO Director General Attends Macau HandoverCeremony
Geneva, December 21, 1999
Press Updates UPD/1999/80
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Dr. Kamil Idris, attended on December 20, 1999 the handover ceremony of Macau from Portugal to the People's Republic of China. Dr. Idris met with China's President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji and expressed his congratulations to the people of China on this historic occasion.
With regard to the obligations of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) in relation to WIPO treaties, the Chinese government has notified WIPO that the following treaties apply to Macau: Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks.
In its notification to WIPO concerning the application of the WIPO Convention in respect of Macau, the Chinese government said that when participating in WIPO meetings and activities, Macau is to be considered as a member of the Chinese delegation and could, if so necessary, express its views concerning Macau in the name of Macau, China.
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