Observers Travel Enterprise terminates business
The Observers Travel Enterprise Co Ltd informed the Registrar of Travel Agents today (Saturday) that it had decided not to carry on business as a travel agent.
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Travel Agents Ordinance, the Registrar has issued a notice of intention to revoke the travel agents licence (licence number 350090) which has been issued to the company inviting the company to make a representation by June 18.
"A decision will be made by mid-June as to whether the travel agents licence granted to Observers Travel Enterprise Co Ltd should be revoked.
"It is understood that some outbound travellers have already reported their cases to the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong. Other clients of the travel agent are advised to get in touch with the company or the Council to ascertain their position in the meantime," a spokesman for the Registrar said.
The Travel Industry Council is situated at Rooms 1706-1709, Fortress Tower, 250 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong, and its telephone enquiry hotline is 2969 8188.
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Investigation on VM girls' case instructed
In the light of fresh evidence, the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, has instructed the Commissioner of Correctional Services to look into the cases of two Vietnamese migrant girls who were separated from their parents in camp transfers following the riots in the Whitehead Detention Centre on May 10 and 11 and to report back to him by June 18.
The Governor will study the report before deciding if any further action is required.
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