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Taxation
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On the entfect of taxation,
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Mr. Peter Poon has gallantly allied himself with
Mrs. Pauline Ng and Mrs, Rita Fan in calling for separate
taxation for married women, and Mr. Szeto Wah has been kind
enough to inform me that he will again vote against the
budget unless I accede to his demand in this respect. I
welcome the comments that have been made, but I am sure
that Members would not wish me to disclose my hand at this
stage. Let us wait for a few more months.
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Tourism and Travel Agents
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Mrs. Selina Chow and Mr. Hilton Cheong-Leen have
spoken of the importance of tourism to Hong Kong and the
need to maintain our reputation for high standards of
service to the millions of visitors who come to our city
every year. Much is being done in this regard. Visitors
need somewhere to stay and there is at present a shortage
of quality hotel rooms. But by 1990, we should see an
increase of nearly 45, with the number of rooms growing
from 20 850 to 29 800.
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And to improve the airport facilities, we expect
to see the Stage V Extension to the terminal building
coming on stream in the summer of 1988, thereby increasing
passenger through-capacity by 50.
per cent