YAS Activities

"YAS Ambassador of the Year 2012 Award Presentation Ceremony" cum "I Pledge‧Youth Ambassador Ocean Night"

Date: 29/12/2012

Some 2,800 youth ambassadors, “I-pledge” members and other guests participated in the “I Pledge•Youth Ambassador Ocean Night” held at Ocean Park on 29 December. The event was aimed at raising public awareness, especially among youngsters, of the importance of respect and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR).

The Director of Intellectual Property, Mr Peter Cheung, and the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Tam Yiu-keung, officiated at the ceremony which was jointly organised by the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) and the Intellectual Property Department (IPD).

Mr Tam said that the “Youth Ambassador Against Internet Piracy” (“Youth Ambassador Scheme”) which was developed in 2006 had boosted the public respect for IPR in various sectors of the society. He added that the scheme helped nourish an environment suitable for both creativity and the continued development of creativity industry in Hong Kong.

During the ceremony, the officiating guests presented three group prizes and 11 individual prizes under the Youth Ambassador Scheme to the youth uniformed groups and their members respectively to commend their active participation in the scheme and their outstanding performances in promoting IPR protection during the year. In addition, prizes were presented to the winners of the “IPR Protection Umbrella Design Competition” and “2012 MyGame Design Competition” to encourage their continued support to originality. Various local singer-songwriters gave performance and shared messages of IPR protection with participants at the ceremony.



The Director of Intellectual Property, Mr Peter Cheung (seventh right) and Acting Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Y K Tam (eighth right) with 11 Youth Uniform Group leaders in the event.

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