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He said efforts would continue to eliminate the illegal establishments and to ensure that guesthouses operating in the territory met the required safety standards.

"Enforcement action against illegal operators will be taken regularly in any district where the problem is believed to exist," he added.

At present, there are 340 licensed tourist guesthouses.

A total of 191 have been closed down since the department started full- scale inspections throughout the territory in September last year.

Mr Stephenson also called on the public to report unlicensed guesthouses to the Office of the Licensing Authority by telephoning 881 7034.

End/Wednesday, December 14, 1994

New membership of Governor's Business Council

The Government announced today (Wednesday) the new membership of the Governor's Business Council.

The Governor has reappointed all of the current members of the council for another term of two years upon expiry of their current term on December 31 this year, and appointed four new members for a term of two years from January 1 next year.

The Governor's Business Council was established in October 1992 to expand the range of advice available to the Governor on how to maintain Hong Kong's business-friendly environment and on the impact of government policies on the conduct of business in Hong Kong.