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Travel and Tourism
As a global player, Hong Kong is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Tourism Working Group and the Pacific Asia Travel Association, and an associate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
Support Measures for Tourism Industry
The government is working closely with the board, the council, the tourism trade and other stakeholders in introducing measures to alleviate operating pressure on the industry amid the austere business environment. These measures include the Travel Agents Incentive Scheme rolled out jointly by the government, the board and the council to provide travel agents with cash incentives based on the number of travellers they serve; the government's waivers of travel agent and hotel licence fees; the board's waivers of the trade's participation fees in travel trade shows and travel missions organised in the Mainland and overseas, and waivers of merchants' membership renewal fees under the QTS Scheme; the council's waivers of travel agents' annual membership fees and Mainland inbound tour group registration fees, and its subsidies for tourist guides to complete the Continuing Professional Development Scheme in order to renew their tourist guide passes.
Websites
Hong Kong Tourism Board: www.discoverhongkong.com
Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong: www.mehongkong.com Tourism Commission: www.tourism.gov.hk
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