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Intellectual Property Rights Notice

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7. If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the English version and the Chinese version of this Disclaimer and Intellectual Property Rights Notice, the English version shall prevail.

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Privacy Policy Statement (PPS)

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Web Accessibility Conformance Statement

10. We are committed to ensuring that our website conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA requirements to the maximum extent possible. However, as our website contains considerable archives, non-conformed Portable Document Format (PDF) files and scanned documents, it is not possible to incorporate all Level AA accessibility requirements in all of them.

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