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ANSWER:

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MR PRESIDENT,

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994

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WHETHER ANY MEASURES WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY WITH

IN THE VIEW TO PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

BE TERRITORY; IF SO, WHAT MEASURES ARE BEING OR WILL ADOPTED; AND

ONLY,

WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER ALLOCATING LAND RESTRICTED

HOTEL USAGE

SO AS ENCOURAGE PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD NEW HOTELS?

ΤΟ

MORE

ΤΟ

AT

34,000 HOTEL

OF

THE END OF .1993, HONG KONG HAD APPROXIMATELY ROOMS. DURING 1994, FIVE HOTELS WITH A TOTAL OF 1,250 ROOMS ARE KNOWN ΤΟ

DEPARTMENT IS HAVE CLOSED DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE BUILDINGS

TO HOTEL CURRENTLY PROCESSING

APPLICATIONS FOR CONVERSION TWO

RESULT IN A COMMERCIAL USE. IF APPROVED, THESE CONVERSIONS WILL

FOUR FURTHER REDUCTION OF SOME 1,000 ROOMS. HOWEVER, DURING THE NEXT YEARS, FOUR NEW HOTELS ARE SCHEDULED TO COME ON STREAM AND A NUMBER OF WILL EXISTING HOTELS ARE BEING EXTENDED. THE NEW AND EXTENDED HOTELS PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 4,200 NEW ROOMS, INCLUDING ONE WHICH 2,400 ROOMS.

THE

HAS

SHALL

HAVE

THE HONG

CURRENT FORECASTS OF VISITOR ARRIVALS, COMPILED BY

1N KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, SUGGEST THAT THERE MAY BE SOME TIGHTNESS

NEXT THE

FIVE YEARS, THE SUPPLY OF MEDIUM TARIFF HOTEL ROOMS IN

ALLEVIATE IN ORDER TO

THE PARTICULARLY AT PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND.

SPECIFIC INCORPORATED PLANNING DEPARTMENT PRESSURE,

DEVELOPMENT COMPREHENSIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN THE

BE AREAS ON THE CENTRAL AND WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATIONS, WHICH ARE DEVELOPED

CONSTRUCTION OF THE BY THE MTRC IN CONNECTION WITH THE AIRPORT

4,700 ADDITIONAL THIS IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE SOME RAILWAY.

BE INCLUDED IN TWO HOTEL

HOTEL ROOMS.

DEVELOPMENTS ARE ALSO TO COMMERCIAL SITES ON THE HUNG HUM BAY RECLAMATION, AND NEW SITES BEEN PROPOSED ON THE AIRPORT ISLAND AT CHEK LAP KOK AND IN TUNG NEW TOWN WHICH WOULD YIELD SOME 2,900 ROOMS.

THE

HAVE CHUNG

CONJUNCTION WITH THE KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, IN HONG

ΤΟ UNDERTAKE A PLANNING DEPARTMENT, HAS COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS

OF COMPREHENSIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

THE THINGS THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN HONG

AMONGST OTHER KONG.

DEMAND AND CONSULTANTS WILL BE TASKED TO REVIEW PROJECTIONS OF THE

OF HOTEL SHORTAGES SUPPLY OF HOTEL ROOMS, TO DECIDE

AND, ACCOMMODATION ARE LIKELY TO POSE A CONSTRAINT ON TOURISM GROWTH

INTERVENTION BY THE IF SO, TO ADVISE WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR

BETWEEN SUPPLY AND GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT MIS-MATCH DEMAND OF HOTEL ROOMS.

WHETHER

SUBMIT THEIR FINDINGS AND THE CONSULTANTS ARE DUE TO

ACCOMMODATION SITUATION RECOMMENDATIONS OF THEIR STUDY ON THE HOTEL

WILL GIVE CAREFUL BEFORE THE

THE ADMINISTRATION END OF THE YEAR.

ON THE CONSIDERATION TO ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE CONSULTANTS

HOTEL DEVELOPMENT, POSSIBLE NEED TO INTRODUCE MEASURES TO STIMULATE INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS WHICH MAY BE PUT FORWARD RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO CURRENT LAND ALLOCATION POLICY SO AS TO ENSURE THAT FORECAST DEMAND IS MET.

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