Some 80 million-HK dollar (10.4 million US dollars) goods have been seized since the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Alliance was set up in March this year, Hong Kong's Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise Lawrence Wong said in Hong Kong on December 11.

Officiating at the opening of the "Hong Kong - The Real Experience" Carnival at Kowloon Park, Wong said the copyright drive had resulted in the arrest of 836 people and the crackdown of 760 infringing copyrights cases.

The alliance, formed by the department and the trade, has fostered co-operation and speedier communication on trademark identifications, he added.

Wong said: "We will certainly win the war against infringers and maintain our good reputation of 'Hong Kong - The Real Experience' if the intellectual property rights industry, the community, the public and the law enforcement agencies join hands to combat intellectual property rights crimes."

He pointed out that they need the full support of the public for their respect for intellectual property rights, as well as their resolved refusal to purchase and use pirated and counterfeit goods.

Source: Xinhua