A seminar will be held in Huizhou and Jiangmen on June 7 and 9 to boost ties between Guangdong and Hong Kong on intellectual property matters, especially those concerning small and medium enterprises.

The seminars are organised by the Intellectual Property Department, Trade Development Council and the Guangdong Provincial Intellectual Property Office.

Director of Intellectual Property Stephen Selby said the seminars are a continuing co-operative effort between Hong Kong and Guangdong to promote intellectual property protection. They follow on the success of similar seminars held in Dongguan, Shaoguan and Shunde last year.

"We shall grasp the opportunities brought about by the Mainland & Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement to explore co-operation between Hong Kong and Guangdong in the areas of trade in services and intellectual property," Mr Selby said.

The seminars in Huizhou and Jiangmen will show SMEs in both regions how intellectual property can be used as a tool for wealth creation. They will concentrate on the need to ensure that enterprises protect their patents, designs and trademarks both in Hong Kong and the Mainland as each place has separate copyright laws and regulations.

The seminars, each with more than 250 participants from industries and government administrations, provide a platform for local SMEs to keep abreast of the intellectual property developments in the region. For details click here.