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BEIJING, CHINA, 1995 APR 18 (NB) -- In this roundup of news from China: The Ministry of Domestic Commerce requires Chinese companies to install computer management systems; China's patent system is celebrating its tenth birthday; China claims to be the second largest pager market with 15 million users; the first public apology by one Chinese company to another for copyright violation.

Government Mandates Installation of Computer Management System

The Ministry of Domestic Commerce recently issued a directive requiring that all newly developed shopping centers, department stores, wholesale and retail stores, stock exchanges, hotels, and restaurants must use computerized management systems. Any new proposals for building these commercial projects must also include computer management systems. Otherwise, the government will not issue approvals for the projects, the directive emphasizes. The ministry also requires that warehouses (for material storage) use computer management systems.

Chinese Patent System Reaches the Age of Ten

Since the implementation of China's patent law on April 1, 1985, China's Patent Bureau has received more than 440,000 patent applications in ten years. A total of 220,000 patents have been issued. Foreign individuals and companies from 84 countries accounted for 14 percent of the total patent applications, China Information reports.

Chinese Pager Ownership Population Reached 15 Millions

Although the United States still ranks first in terms of total number of pages in use, China has now attained second place with 15 million pagers in use. That is more than in Japan, which claims 8.83 million pager users. The reasons for the rapid increase in pager use in China are the fast development of the economy and the shortage of telephone lines.

Wei'r Electronics Offers Public Apology for Copyright Infringement

Wei'r Electronics of Hongshang District, Wuhan city (in central China), has made copyright history by publishing an apology notice in the newspaper China Infoworld to Wuhan Hanshen Computer Company for software copyright infringement. Abiding by a reconciliation agreement issued by the Wuhan intermediate people's court, the notice says, "Wei'r Electronics offers the public apology for infringement of software copyright of Wenyuange electronic publication system." (Chih-Ho Yu & Ning Huang/19950417)