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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1988
GOVERNOR VISITS HK TOURIST ASSOCIATION
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, VISITED THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON TO UPDATE HIMSELF ON THE SCOPE OF ITS WORK AND SERVICES.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATION IN CONNAUGHT CENTRE, SIR DAVID WAS MET BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR MARTIN BARROW, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR EUGENE SULLIVAN, WHO BRIEFED HIM ON THE WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION THAT THE TOURIST INDUSTRY MAKES TO HONG KONG'S ECONOMY.
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SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THAT TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOURISM IN 1988 WERE EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN $30 BILLION AND THAT THE CONTRIBUTION BY THE INDUSTRY AMOUNTED то 7.1 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT LAST YEAR.
THE $25 BILLION THAT THE INDUSTRY EARNED IN 1987 AMOUNTED $4,500 FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD LIVING IN THE TERRITORY.
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SIR DAVID WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ABOUT 5.5 MILLION TOURISTS ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT HONG KONG BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 22 PER CENT OVER 1987.
THE GOVERNOR THEN VISITED THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION, INCLUDING THE VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE, THE MARKETING, PLANNING AND SERVICES AND THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL BUREAU.
SIR DAVID WAS ALSO SHOWN AN AUDIO-VISUAL HONG KONG TOURIST INDUSTRY.
PRESENTATION ON
THE
INTERNATIONAL THEME AT CHILDREN'S HOME CHRISTMAS PARTY
CHRISTMAS
"INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN" WAS THE THEME OF A CELEBRATION PARTY AT THE CHUK YUEN CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
DRESSED IN DIFFERENT NATIONAL COSTUMES, THE CHILDREN SANG AND DANCED TO THE DELIGHT OF THE MANY GUESTS THERE TO SHARE THE FESTIVE SEASON WITH THEM.
THE JOY OF
THE GUESTS INCLUDED THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS
ELIZABETH WONG, AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS.
THERE WAS