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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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