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Having considered the company's representation dated April 17, 1996 and sought legal advice, the Registrar decided to suspend its travel agents licence with effect from today to allow time for the company to restructure its business.
A spokesman for the Registrar said: "A decision will be made before the end of this month as to whether the travel agents licence granted to Mera Travel Services Ltd should be reinstated or revoked.
"It is understood that some outbound travellers have already reported their cases to the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong. Other clients of the travel agent are advised to get in touch with the company or the Council to ascertain their position in the meantime."
The Travel Industry Council is situated at Rooms 1706-1709, Fortress Tower, 250 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and its telephone enquiry hotline is 2969 8188.
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DGT to attend World Trade Congress in Singapore
The Director-General of Trade, Mr Tony Miller, will attend a World Trade Congress to be held in Singapore tomorrow (Wednesday) and on Thursday.
Organised by the Singapore Trade Development Board and the International Trade Tribune, the two-day Congress aims to review and discuss various issues which are of particular significance to the growth and development of world trade and the future of the multilateral trading system.
It provides a good opportunity to bring policy makers, business leaders and academics together to keep each other updated on developments and to share their thinking on shaping the agenda for the first World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference scheduled for December, also in Singapore.
The Congress will comprise key speeches and six panel discussions split over in a two-day packed programme.
Mr Miller has been invited to speak on the panel on "Trade and Investment Liberalisation The Road Ahead" on the second day to address the challenges and opportunities for global trade and investment liberalisation with the emergence of regionalism and the establishment of the WTO.
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