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主席報告

Chairman’s report

ndustry members were all thrilled by the opportunities brought
Iby the commissioning of the High Speed Rail (Hong Kong
Section) and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge late last
year, were it not for the eruption of anti-extradition bill protests in
mid-June this year, which have lasted for over five months so far
and have plunged Hong Kong, together with the travel industry,
into unprecedented crisis. In the following, I will focus on some
important issues and let the Executive Director recapitulate
other specific matters in her report.

After the Travel Industry Ordinance became law towards the end
of last year, the preparation for the establishment of the Travel
Industry Authority (TIA) has been moving full steam ahead:
apart from having a preparatory team in place, the Government
has also kept in close contact with the TIC for transitional
去 年底高鐵香港段與港珠澳大橋相繼通車，業者 arrangements, and will announce members of the TIA in early
December. Of the nine TIA members who carry on travel agent
在大好機遇前全都為之雀躍。可是自六月中開
business, three of them are directors of the TIC, which shows
始，反修例示威活動爆發，持續至今已超過五個月，
the prominent status of the TIC in the industry.
旅遊行業首當其衝，香港陷入前所未有的危機。以下
我會集中談談比較重要的事情，而其他具體事務則由 When the TIC is no longer responsible for regulation, it will
總幹事在她的報告中簡述。 have to transform itself into a trade organisation, thus ushering

the industry into a new era. To be prepared for the challenges
ahead, the TIC organised the International Tourism Conference
《旅遊業條例》自從去年底成為法例後，旅遊業監管
jointly with the Government and the Hong Kong Tourism Board
局的籌備工作如火如荼：政府除了成立籌備小組外，
(HKTB) in December last year and has committed itself to
更與議會保持緊密聯繫，共同商議過渡安排。此外， developing the Tourism Platform for Belt and Road (B&R) and

◇ 星光大道經優化後於今年一月三十一日重開。議會在一月十一及二十九日舉辦了三場簡介會，向業界介紹
該景點的新設施及交通安排。
◇ The Avenue of Stars was reopened on 31 January 2019 after revitalisation. The TIC held three briefings
on 11 and 29 January 2019 to introduce traders to the new facilities and traffic arrangements at the
scenic spot.

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