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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1987
HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THE JOURNEY BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, A NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE PATRONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WEEK, AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY TO BE STAGED ON THE GROUND FLOOR PLAZA OF THE HONG KONG BANK BUILDING IN CENTRAL AT 10.15 AM TOMORROW.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO COVER THE TRAM RIDE FROM WAN CHAI BY SIR S.Y. AND THE OFFICIATING PARTY. THEY SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE HONG KONG TRAMWAY DEPOT AT SHARP STREET EAST AT 9.45 AM.
LABOUR DEPARTMENT INFORMATION OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO
ASSIST.
WORKING GROUP'S REPORT STUDIED AT ACTA MEETING
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THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAVEL AGENTS (ACTA), AT ITS MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY), CONSIDERED THE INTERIM REPORT OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP. THE WORKING GROUP WAS SET UP LAST MONTH TO EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE LONG-TERM MEASURES FOR STRENGTHENING CONSUMER PROTECTION AND TO SUGGEST INTERIM MEANS TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF FURTHER COLLAPSES OF TRAVEL AGENTS.
MEMBERS OF ACTA DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT AND GENERALLY ENDORSED THE MEASURES UNDER STUDY. THE COMMITTEE ADVISED THAT THE WORKING GROUP SHOULD CONTINUE WITH ITS WORK AND REPORT BACK TO ACTA WITH FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE REGISTRAR OF TRAVEL AGENTS ALSO REPORTED TO THE MEETING THAT ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S OFFICE, 3 500 CLIENTS AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE OF AUSTRAVEL CO LTD HAD LODGED PROOF OF DEBT TO A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $16 MILLION.
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