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IP/N/1/HKG/D/5  
 
14 December 2022  
(22-9301)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
HONG KONG, CHINA : REGISTERED DESIGNS ORDINANCE (CAP. 522)  
Notifying Member  HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522)  
Subject matter  Industrial designs  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/HKG/22_8396_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/HKG/D/4, IP/N/1/HKG/30 ; IP/N/1/HKG/D/3, IP/N/1/HKG/26 ; 
IP/N/1/HKG/D/1/Add.8 ; IP/N/1/HKG/D/1/Add.7 ; IP/N/1/HKG/D/1/Add.6 ; 
IP/N/1/HKG/D/1/Add.5, IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.7, IP/N/1/HKG/P/ 5/Add.1 ; 
IP/N/1/HKG/D/1/Add.4 ; IP/N/1/HKG/D/1/Add.3, IP/N/1/HKG/D/2/Add.2,  
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.4, IP/N/1/HKG/P/3/Add.3, IP/N/1/HKG/P/4/Add.2 ; 
IP/N/1/HKG/D/1/Add.2 ; IP/N/1/HKG/D/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
This notification reflects the latest changes to the Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522) 
introduced under the National Flag and National Emblem (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 (Ord. No.  31 
of 2021).  Specifically, a new section 8A was added to the effect that a design is not registrable if it 
consists of or contains the national flag or the national emblem of the People 's Republic of China or 
their designs.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  8 October 2021  
Other date    IP/N/1/HKG/38 • IP/N/1/HKG/D/5  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  18 November 2022  
Other information  The National Flag and National Emblem (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 
(Ord. No. 31 of 2021) can be accessed via  
 
 https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/2021/31!en  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Department  
Government of Hong Kong, China  
 
Telephone :  (852) 2961 6901  
Fax:   (852) 2838 6082  
Email:  enquiry@ipd.gov.hk  
 
 
 
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* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  