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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1992
BARRIE WIGGHAM SPENDS A BUSY DAY IN VANCOUVER
THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, HAD A BUSY ON WEDNESDAY IN VANCOUVER, ATTENDING VARIOUS FESTIVAL HONG KONG ACTIVITIES.
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IN THE MORNING, MR WIGGHAM, ACCOMPANIED BY SECRETARY RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, VISITED GRAY BEVERAGE INC, WHICH IS CANADA'S LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED SOFT-DRINK MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR.
HE TOURED THE FACILITIES AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE OPERATION OF THE MANUFACTURING PLANT BY THE OWNER, MR DAVID HO, WHO IS A FORMER HONG KONG RESIDENT.
MR WIGGĦAM GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG AND THE OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AT A LUNCHEON MEETING WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 450 MEMBERS OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
IN THE AFTERNOON, HE VISITED A "HAKKA ARCHITECTURE" BEING HELD AT THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA.
THE LOCAL
EXHIBITION
OF BRITISH
HANG SENG OF
HE LATER OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF BANK'S CHINESE COINS AND CURRENCIES EXHIBITION AT THE ASIAN CENTRE THE UNIVERSITY.
HE THEN ATTENDED A "THANK-YOU" DINNER FOR FESTIVAL ORGANISERS, SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS, DURING WHICH HE PRESENTED RECOGNITION SOUVENIR TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FEDERAL AND CITY GOVERNMENTS, ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND CO-ORGANISERS.
MR WIGGHAM IS DUE TO LEAVE VANCOUVER ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR HONG KONG.
TRAVEL AGENT LICENSING FEES TO BE REVISED * * * * *
THE TRAVEL AGENTS' LICENSING AND RELATED FEES WILL BE REVISED WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE REVISED FEES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:
NEW RATE
* APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE
$520
LAST REVISED ON
EXISTING
1.2.91
/* A LICENCE
$400
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