WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1987
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GOVERNMENT PROVIDES REQUISITE FACILITIES FOR TOURISM
THE NECESSARY THE GOVERNMENT TRIES TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET THE TOURIST INDUSTRY'S NEEDS, ALTHOUGH IT DOES
DIRECTLY IN THE PROMOTION NOT INVOLVE ITSELF
AND DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON JOHN YAXLEY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EITHER PROVIDE
REQUISITE FACILITIES
AS ITSELF, SUCH
TONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OR ENABLE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DO SO, SUCII AS THE AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL SITES, HE EXPLAINED.
THE HOTEL
QUESTION
BY
THE
HON
HILTON THE
REPLY TO WRITTEN IN
A A CHEONG-LEEN, MR YAXLEY SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG WERE IN KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION IN EFFECT, THOSE LAID DOWN UPON THE HONG
4 SECTION
OF THE HONG KONG
PARAGRAPHS (A) TO (E) OF ASSOCIATION ORDINANCE, NAMELY:
TOURIST
TO ENDEAVOUR TO INCREASE THE KONG;
NUMBER OF VISITORS TO HONG
+
ΤΟ
FURTHER THE DESTINATION;
DEVELOPMENT OF
KONG HONG
AS
A TOURIST
*
*
TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES FOR VISITORS;
TO SECURE OVERSEAS PUBLICITY FOR THE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS HONG KONG; AND
TO CO-ORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF PERSONS PROVIDING FOR VISITORS TO HONG KONG.
"THE
SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST STATUTORY
OF
SERVICES
GOVERNMENT
THESE
WHOSE CORPORATION
INDIVIDUALS FROM THE VARIOUS
BOARD SECTORS
OF OF
THE
OBJECTIVES MAINLY ASSOCIATION WHICH IS A OF MANAGEMENT CONSISTS
MR INDUSTRY,
YAXLEY
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ADDED.
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