Regional customs offices and related organizations are also keen to strengthen information exchanges, training, and prosecution to deter IP violations and crack down on crimes through collaboration with different stakeholders, further raise public awareness about the economic, health and safety issues caused by infringement activities, and organize activities regularly to encourage young people to respect IP.

Commissioner Ho exchanged views on combating money laundering and cross-boundary trafficking of wildlife with Indian Customs counterparts, aiming to enhance collaboration and facilitate a more comprehensive intelligence information exchange, Woo said.

Her meeting with officials of the Customs administration of the Philippines focused on strengthening contact and communication regarding IP and combating transnational drug trafficking issues to bring about closer cooperation.

Ho also met with IP officials from Guangzhou and other areas. Hong Kong Customs signed a memorandum of understanding on IP protection co-operation with the Quality Brands Protection Committee of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment on March 14.