Hong Kong. The Xinhua news agency is reporting that Hong Kong Customs seized pirated CD’s with an estimated street value of $90,000 (US) in weekend raids. Customs officers raided 12 shops and confiscated a total of 14,000 pirated discs, including CD-ROM’s and Video CD’s.
Sixteen men aged between 16 and 41 were arrested in the latest anti-piracy action, which was the sixth in a series of raids this year aimed at curbing vigorour Asian trade in pirated software.
Government sources in Hong Kong said that these operations demonstrate the governments full commitment to eradicating piracy activities in Hong Kong and protecting the rights of copyright owners.
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