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The Government announced today (December 5) appointments to the Advisory Committee on Travel Agents (ACTA) and the Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board (TICFMB).
Ms Gianna Wong and Mr Ronnie Ho Pak-ting have been re-appointed as members of ACTA and TICFMB respectively for one year with effect from January 7, 2006.
ˇ§We are pleased to re-appoint Ms Gianna Wong and Mr Ronnie Ho to the ACTA and TICFMB respectively. Their experience in the travel trade will contribute to the work of the committee and board,ˇ¨ a government spokesman said.
ACTA and TICFMB are statutory bodies established under the Travel Agents Ordinance. ACTA advises the Government on matters relating to the regulation of the travel agent trade and on issues affecting the interests of the travel trade and the consumers. TICFMB holds, manages and applies the Travel Industry Compensation Fund which provides ex-gratia payment to outbound travellers in the event of default of travel agents or travel accidents for packaged tours arranged by travel agents.
Ends/Monday, December 5, 2005
Issued at HKT 10:56
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