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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994

THE

TRAVEL INDUSTRY COUNCIL, THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY'S OWN SELF- REGULATORY BODY, HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED A SIMILAR PUBLICITY DRIVE.

MR CHAU SAID THE REGISTRAR AND THE TRAVEL ADVISED ALL LICENSED TRAVEL AGENTS NOT TO UNLICENSED TRAVEL AGENTS.

HAD

INDUSTRY COUNCIL HAVE DEALINGS WITH

"THE OUTBOUND TRAVEL INDUSTRY HAS ALSO BEEN REPORT CASES OF SUSPECTED UNLICENSED TRAVEL AGENTS TO FOR ACTION.

ENCOURAGED

TO

THE REGISTRAR

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MODIFICATION OF CRITERIA OF SANDWICH CLASS HOUSING

APPLYING FOR

IT IS LIKELY THAT THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PHASE II OF THE SANDWICH CLASS HOUSING LOAN SCHEME WILL BE MODIFIED BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PHASE I, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON VINCENT CHENG HOI- CHUEN, MR EASON SAID CONSULTATION ON THE POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS WAS TAKING PLACE.

OF THE 3,545 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE PHASE I OF THE SCHEME, MR EASON SAID,

388 APPLICATIONS HAD BEEN APPROVED AND 79 APPLICANTS HAD PURCHASED FLATS.

THE PROCESSING OF THE PHASE I APPLICATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF MARCH AND APPLICATIONS FOR PHASE II OF THE SCHEME WILL BE INVITED IN APRIL.

PLANS TO HELP CROSS-BORDER TRAVELLERS

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IMMIGRATION MANPOWER WILL BE INCREASED AND NEW FACILITIES BE INSTALLED AT THE LO WU BORDER AND THE HUNG HOM TERMINAL TO COPE WITH THE VOLUME OF CROSS-BORDER TRAVELLERS AT BUSY HOLIDAY PERIODS.

THIS WAS' STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MOSES CHENG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE MEASURES INCLUDE:

BUILDING A NEW STATION AT HUNG HOM, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A BIGGER IMMIGRATION HALL WITH ADDITIONAL COUNTERS. IT IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN 1995/96;

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