PRESS, PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, FILMS AND TOURISM 263 In response to many requests from overseas the Association supplied articles accompanied by suitable photographs from its photographic library. It also provided, on request, a number of recorded broadcasts, which were used in Canada and the United States.
On 1st November 1958 the Association was opened to general membership. Full membership is open to any international pas- senger carrier, recognized travel agent, hotel proprietor, tourist agent or trade association. Associate membership is open to any individual or body of persons interested in travel and tourist development, either commercial or otherwise, and ineligible for membership as an Ordinary Member. At the end of the year 107 firms and individuals had been elected to membership, sixty two being Associate Members.
The Association works in close co-operation with the Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents, and, in order to promote overseas contacts, has joined the International Union of Official Travel Agents, the Pacific Area Travel Association, the British Travel and Holidays Association, and the American Society of Travel Agents.
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