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Taxation

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On the entfect of taxation,

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Mr. Peter Poon has gallantly allied himself with

Mrs. Pauline Ng and Mrs, Rita Fan in calling for separate

taxation for married women, and Mr. Szeto Wah has been kind

enough to inform me that he will again vote against the

budget unless I accede to his demand in this respect. I

welcome the comments that have been made, but I am sure

that Members would not wish me to disclose my hand at this

stage. Let us wait for a few more months.

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Tourism and Travel Agents

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Mrs. Selina Chow and Mr. Hilton Cheong-Leen have

spoken of the importance of tourism to Hong Kong and the

need to maintain our reputation for high standards of

service to the millions of visitors who come to our city

every year. Much is being done in this regard. Visitors

need somewhere to stay and there is at present a shortage

of quality hotel rooms. But by 1990, we should see an

increase of nearly 45, with the number of rooms growing

from 20 850 to 29 800.

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And to improve the airport facilities, we expect

to see the Stage V Extension to the terminal building

coming on stream in the summer of 1988, thereby increasing

passenger through-capacity by 50.

per cent