The American Chamber of Commerce in China regularly publishes surveys of its members, which routinely include criticism of the government/legal system/business climate and complaints about anything from IP infringement to protectionism. So I’m not too surprised to see this pushback from the Ministry of Commerce put out by Xinhua: An official with the Chinese Ministry […]
2013-04-22
A pregnant Mainland woman and two Hong Kong residents have been jailed for attempted birth fraud.
They pleaded guilty today at Sha Tin Magistracy to charges of conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to obtain services by deception and making a false declaration for the purpose of birth registration.
They were each sentenced to a year's jail.
The woman and her Hong Kong resident husband were married in Hong Kong last July, and she obtained a Confirmation Certificate on Delivery Booking from a private hospital.
They admitted that under the arrangement of the father of the woman’s ex-husband, they had contracted a bogus marriage to enable the woman to get the certificate to deliver her baby in Hong Kong.
The woman admitted that her baby's natural father was her Mainland ex-husband.
2013-04-22
Customs officers have arrested two men aged 48 and 54, and seized 8,494 tablets of counterfeit medicine worth $840,000.
They seized 2,440 tablets worth $240,000 from a truck at Sha Tau Kok control point On April 18.
In a follow-up operation on April 19, officers seized 6,054 tablets worth $600,000 in Kwai Chung.
The men have been released on bail.
2013-04-22
Customs officers have arrested a 39-year-old man and seized a batch of counterfeit clothes and accessories worth $20,000 being sold through the mail.
Having intercepted a postal parcel containing counterfeit goods at Hong Kong Air Mail Centre, Customs followed up with enforcement action on April 18.
Goods are believed to have been supplied to overseas buyers by post. The man has been released on bail.
Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, it is a criminal offence to import, export or be in possession of goods for sale with forged trademarks.
People can report suspected infringing activities on 2545 6182.