Requested the Government to Support Travel Agencies

 

• Successfully Secured Two Rounds of Additional Support for the Tourism Industry

 

The epidemic has severely impacted many industries in Hong Kong, especially the tourism industry. Although the Government has launched three rounds of support measures and the "Employment Support Scheme (ESS)", the tourism industry was still in dire straits. To address the serious issue, I have acted together with the representatives of the industry and other LegCo members and repeatedly proposed to the Government to provide continuous support to the tourism industry. I have also actively spoken out on different occasions and received positive responses from the Government. Two rounds of special further subsidies were given to the members of the tourism industry in November 2020 and August 2021 respectively.

 

 

 

23 August 2021

23 August 2021 Together with G6 members of the LegCo, I submitted the "Recommendations to Policy Address 2021" to the Chief Executive (CE). I hope that the Government will continue to understand the operation difficulties of the industry and continue to support the tourism industry as and when needed. The recommendation received a positive response from the CE.

 

 

5 August 2021

I met with Mr. John LEE Ka-chiu, Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. Edward YAU Tang-wah, Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development, etc, together with the Hon. Frankie YICK Chi-ming, LegCo Member (Transport). They expressed that they understood the difficulties faced by the tourism industry. To address the demands of our members and to alleviate their urgent needs, additional support was immediately provided to the travel-related industries.

 

3 February 2021

Raised questions at LegCo meeting regarding the difficulties faced by the tourism industry

 

2 December 2020

Raised questions at LegCo meeting about measure to support the tourism industry.

 

 

 

19 November 2020

Met with Mr. Eric CHAN Kwok-ki, Director of the CE's Office, and delivered a joint letter to the CE. The letter, which was also jointly signed and supported by 29 LegCo members, covered the four major requests put forward by the election committee members of the tourism sector, trade associations of travel agents, hotels, coaches, etc.

 

15 October 2020

Attended the press conference on the survey results of "The Impact of the Government's Discontinuation of the ESS on the Tourism Industry", a study organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners (FHKHO) and the Hong Kong Travel Agents' Relief Alliance.

 

 

 

22 September 2020

Attended the press conference of "We the Tourism Sector is Furious - For Our Members are Forced to Close Down!" and requested the government to increase support for travel agents that are on the verge of bankruptcy.