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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 13)
MR LEE SAID REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF HONG KONG HAD MADE A REPRESENTATION ON THE BILL TO THE LEGIS COUNCIL ECONOMIC SERVICES WORKING GROUP OF WHICH HE WAS THE CON....
WHILE EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. THE REPRESENTATIVES
HAD SUGGESTED A NUMBER OF MINOR AMENDMENTS.
+AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION, THE WORKING GROUP AGREES THAT A NUMBER OF MINOR TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS CAN BE MADE TO IMPROVE THE BILL, MR LEE SAID.
+ACCORDINGLY, I SHALL MOVE AMENDMENTS IN THE COMMITTEE STAGE
+AS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEND THEIR HOLIDAYS OUTSIDE HONG KONG EACH YEAR, I BELIEVE THAT THE BILL IS A MUCH-NEEDED AND TIMELY PIECE OF LEGISLATION, HE TOLD THE COUNCI
ROUNDING UP THE DEBATE ON THE BILL, SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SUPPORTED MR LEE'S AMENDMENTS.
HE SAID THE BILL HAD ATTRACTED A LOT OF INTEREST SINCE ITS PUBLICATION.
+WHILE THERE ARE STILL SOME WHO URGE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD IMPOSE MORE STRINGENT LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OVER TRAVEL AGENTS, MOST BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE BILL DO STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN ON THE ONE HAND THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS AND ON THE OTHER HEALTHY COMPETITION IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY, HE SAID.
HE THANKED MR LEE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF UMELCO FOR THE IR CONSIDERATION OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE BILL.
HE WAS ALSO GRATEFUL TO THE CONSUMER COUNCIL AND THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS AND VALUABLE ADVICE.
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