In welcoming starting of the Year 2004 , The committee of Hong Kong Inventors Association would like to wish All Friends , Associates , Honorary Presidents , Consultants and Members a Healthy and Happy New Year , bringing forth more inventions to enhance the economy and contribute to the society.
In the mean time , I would like to list the key projects we are going to accomplish this year .
1. To encourage more participation in the invention enhancing the economy , we have changed our name to " Hong Kong Invention Association " . The same has been approved by the Government and we are going to make public announcement in due course ;
2. To gear with the New Developments , We are going to hold a General Meeeting electng the New committee ; in lieu of that , an organizing sub-committee was set up ; besides , a celecbrating party will be held upon the election and celebrities will be invited theu ;
3. An " Invention Completition " was planned to be held in April to July 2004 timeframe and Government sponsorship ( SME Development Fund ) had been applied ; should the said Development Fund be granted , preparation works will be started immediately ;
4. In line with the Government's plan of over HK$20 billion in the " West Kowloon Culture & Recereation Complex " , We are proposing a " International Invention Expo " be incorporated into scheme ;
5. To let the outstanding inventions of our members be known to the interested investors both within Hong Kong and Overseas , We are going to comply a booklet titled " Outstanding Invention of HKIA members 2004" . Please send the details of your inventions to the committee as soon as possible .
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From October to December last year , I led 15 members and three Inventors of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to seven different exhibitions ( Local & Overseas ) winning varous awards
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which is the record of the Association ; we plan to participate another 10 different exhibitions this year from April to November ;
Members and Inventors are encouraged to coordinate with the Committee for joining
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7. The Association will continue our effort in Help ,
Promoting and Motivating Inventions & Innovation of Hong Kong
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We will continue to invite Universities
, Education Organization , Research organizations and Inventors of Hong Kong to participate more than 10 International & Local Invention Fairs in coming
April to Nov 2004
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8. The Association will also continue our efforts in assisting members registering their inventions for local and international Patent protections
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besides ,
we will help in introducing the inventions to intersted parties for their investment
, making the inventions turning to commercial application .
Chairman Mr. CHEUNG King Fung and The committee board
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