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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1982
IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE POWER OF REGISTRATION AND LICENSING WOULD BE VESTED IN A REGISTRAR OF TRAVEL AGENTS AND THAT LICENCE FEES WOULD BE PITCHED TO COVER THE COST OF ADMINISTERING THE SYSTEM.
ONCE THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION HAS BEEN DRAFTED IT WILL BE PUT TO THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL BEFORE BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MEANWHILE, MR YEUNG SAID, ACTION IS ALREADY BEING TAKEN BY THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP A PROGRAMME OF PUBLICITY BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR IN FEBRUARY.
IT IS INTENDED THAT A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE MOUNTED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR CORRESPONDING TO PEAK TRAVEL PERIODS,+ HE SAID.
THE OBJECT OF THE CAMPAIGN WOULD BE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC GENERALLY ABOUT THE TRAVEL BUSINESS AND HOW TRAVEL AGENTS CONDUCT THEMSELVES, TO WARN THEM ABOUT SHARP PRACTICES, AND TO INFORM THEM OF REASONABLE PRACTICES AND OF THE TYPE OF SERVICES THEY CAN REASONABLY EXPECT TO OBTAIN FROM RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL AGENTS.
BREMRIDGE EXPRESSES FAITH IN CONTINUED PROSPERITY *****
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR JOHN BREMRIDGE SAID TODAY THAT HE WAS UNPERTURBED BY THE CHATTERING GOING ON AT PRESENT, AS HE BELIEVED PROFOUNDLY IN THE CONTINUED STABILITY AND PRÓSPERITY OF HONG KONG.
+ IT IS MY OBSERVATION THAT THE LESS PEOPLE KNOW. THE MORE THEY TALK. AND GOD KNOWS HOW SOME TALK NOW AT THE SLIGHTEST INVITATION AND ARE GIVEN WIDE PUBLICITY, HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE FAR EAST EXCHANGE THIS EVENING, MR BREMRIDGE SAID HE PREFERRED THE APPROACH OF THE MAJOR HONG KONG BANKS.
+THEY TALK LITTLE BUT DO MUCH. THANK GOODNESS FOR THEIR CONTINUED AND RESPONSIBLE STAND. WE OWE THEM A GREAT DEAL,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE GOOD ORDER WHICH THE STOCK MARKET HAD SHOWN IN THESE DIFFICULT AND NOVEL TIMES.
+THERE HAS BEEN A REVISION IN THE MARKET ASSESSMENT OF OUR ECONOMY, BUT THE MARKET HAS NOT HAD TO MEET ANYTHING LIKE PANIC SELLING +
HE SAID HE WAS SURE THAT BEFORE TOO LONG THE ACTIVITIES IN THE FAR EAST EXCHANGE WOULD SHOW THAT. AS ALWAYS IN HONG KONG, +WE HAVE TOGETHER SOLVED OUR TEMPORARY DIFFICULTIES+.
/FOLLOWING IL