TVB Takes Legal Action Against 'Miss Hong Kong Training Course'

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  1. Maverick

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    TVB Takes Legal Action Against 'Miss Hong Kong Training Course'

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    The Angel Face International School of Beauty were publicising a 72-hour training course to prepare girls to enter the Miss Hong Kong Pageant earlier, often using the "Miss Hong Kong" brand to promote the course. TVB are concerned that if this marketing continues, then it may become confused with the official Miss Hong Kong recruitment that kicks off this month, so they have instructed their lawyers to issue a warning letter to the company.

    This course includes seminars with many former members of the Miss Hong Kong production team, including make-up artistes and hair and image stylists as well as guest lectures from former Miss Hong Kong MC Lawrence Cheng and also past runner-up Fiona Yuen. This has apparently led to some confusion among potential contestants who misunderstood that they must attend this course in order to raise their chances of winning and contacting TVB to query this.

    Yesterday, TVB External Affairs Assistant Chief Mr Tsang Sing Ming confirmed that the legal team has writtedn to the company, indicating that the 'Miss Hong Kong' brand is a registered trademark of TVB. He points out that there is no fee to enter the pageant and TVB has never endorsed this course by the beauty school. Although the letter has been sent, the other party has not yet responded, but Mr Tsang says that if they continue to promote using the official Miss Hong Kong brand, then TVB will press for further action to protect its rights.

    When Lawrence was asked aout this matter, he says: "I don't know what is going on. Every year I do a lot of motivational and confidence building talks and for this me this is just a simple job." Fiona Yuen indicates that she did not know about the action TVB is taking against the company. When Angel Face International were contacted regarding the matter, their Group Senior Marketing Supervisor Miss Yeung indicated that they have not yet received TVB's letter and says that they had consulted with their own lawyers before the course was launched, who has said that there should be no problem with the shortened form of the 'Miss HK' brand and not the complete 'Miss Hong Kong' title.

    http://the-sun.on.cc/channels/ent/20070407...33330_0000.html