Friday, November 30, 1973
TOURIST TRADE ASKED TO CONSERVE FUEL
In response to the government's appeal to the public to reduce
industrial and domestic consumption of fuel and electricity, the Hong
Kong Tourist Association has written to hotels, travel agents, tour
operators and others in the tourist trade, requesting them to co-operate.
The Association is also conducting a questionnaire survey on
the fuel requirement of the tourist industry so that a report can be
made to the government if and when the situation warrants oil controls
or other restrictive measures.
The survey also aims at finding out how the tourist trade can
help cut down the consumption rate and by how much.
Meanwhile, a government spokesman re-iterated today that there
is no shortage of oil in Hong Kong at the present time. But he urged
industry and the public to keep consumption rates to the minimum as a
matter of prudence.
The government has called for a voluntary cutback on electricity
consumption of up to 15 per cent in view of the uncertainty in the world
oil situation. Government departments have already adopted power and fuel
saving measures,
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