Statutory and Advisory Bodies - Tourism Commission

Statutory Bodies

Advisory Committee on Travel Agents

The Committee comprises a Chairman and 14 Members. The 12 unofficial members are drawn from the travel trade and different sectors in the community including professionals, finance, retail and the Consumer Council, etc. representing different views in the community. The two official members include the Commissioner for Tourism or the Assistant Commissioner for Tourism (1) and the Registrar of Travel Agents who is the ex officio member and secretary of the Committee.

The Advisory Committee on Travel Agents (ACTA) is a statutory body established under Section 7 of the Travel Agents Ordinance (Cap. 218)(TAO). Its terms of reference are -

to advise the Chief Executive on such matters relating to the administration of the TAO or the carrying on of the business of a travel agent as the Chief Executive may refer to the Committee;

to advise the Chief Executive on such matters as the Committee may consider to be in the interests of -

travel agents; and

persons using the services of travel agents; and

to perform such other duties as are imposed or other powers as are conferred on it by the TAO or as may be prescribed or which it may lawfully exercise.

Membership

Chairman

Mr Wilfred WONG Kam-pui, BBS, JP

Members

Mrs Alice CHAN CHEUNG Lok-yee1
Mr Conrad CHIU
Dr Buston CHU Yat-chiu
Miss Lisa Marie DJENG Kar-yee
Ms Mandy FUNG Yuen-han
Mr Dane CHENG Ting-yat2

Ms Lanny LEUNG Kong-lan
Ms Elaine LIU Yuk-ling, JP
Dr Barry MAK Lui-ming
Mr Hazen TANG Tim-wan
Mr Jason WONG Chun-tat, JP
Ms Gilly WONG Fung-han3

Commissioner for Tourism or Assistant Commissioner for Tourism (1)

Member/ Secretary

Registrar of Travel Agents

Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong

Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board

Chief Executive of the Consumer Council

Board of Ocean Park Corporation

Ocean Park Corporation Ordinance, Chapter 388
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Section 7(1): "There is hereby established a Board to be called the Board of the Ocean Park Corporation."

Section 7(2): "The Board shall be the governing and executive body of the Corporation and, as such, shall perform all the functions imposed on the Corporation and may exercise all the powers conferred on the Corporation by this Ordinance."
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Membership

Chairman

Mr LAU Ming-wai, GBS, JP

Deputy Chairman

Mr Paulo PONG Kin-yee, JP

Members

Ms Michelle CHENG
Mr Stephen WONG See-yuen
Ms Loretta FONG Wan-huen
Ms Joanne CHEUNG Shui-lin, JP
Professor Kenneth LEUNG Mei-yee, JP
Ms Maureen FUNG Sau-yim
Mr Enoch LAM Tin-sing, SBS

Mr Michael Hobson
Mr Vincent NG Wing-shun, JP
Mrs Ann KUNG YEUNG Yun-chi
Mrs Bonnie WOO CHAN Tak-chi
Ms Stephanie POON
Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) (or representative)
Commissioner for Tourism (or representative)

For more information, please call the Ocean Park at (852) 3923 2888 or browse its website at https://www.oceanpark.com.hk/.

Hong Kong Tourism Board

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is a government-subvented body tasked to market and promote Hong Kong as a travel destination worldwide and to enhance visitors' experience once they arrive.

Membership

Chairman

Dr PANG Yiu-kai, GBS, JP

Deputy Chairman

Mr Joe WONG Chi-cho, JP, Commissioner for Tourism

Members

Mr Abraham CHAN, SC
Ms Sonia CHENG Chi-man
Ms Vanessa CHEUNG Tih-lin
Mr FONG Lik-sun
Ms Margaret FONG Shun-man
Dr Allen FUNG Yuk-lun
Ms Mary HUEN Wai-yi
Ms Rebecca KWAN Shuk-wah
Ms Alice KWOK Yim-ming

Ms Lavinia LAU Hoi-zee
Mr Clarence LEUNG Wang-ching, JP
Mr Jason SHUM Jiu-sang
Mr Ricky SZETO Wing-fu
Ms Joyce TAM Joy-yee
Mr James WONG Cheuk-on
Mr Jason WONG Chun-tat, JP
Mr Simon WONG Kit-lung, JP
Mrs Carrie YU

Travel Industry Authority

The Travel Industry Authority was established in January 2020 under the Travel Industry Ordinance (Cap. 634). Its functions include promoting the integrity, competency and professionalism of travel agents, tourist guides and tour escorts through a statutory licensing and regulatory system, and regulating shops that inbound tour groups are arranged to patronise.
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Membership

Chairman

Mr MA Ho-fai, GBS, JP

Vice-chairman

Commissioner for Tourism

Trade members

Mrs Gianna HSU WONG Mei-lun
Ms Lanny LEUNG Kong-lan
Mr Paul LEUNG Yiu-lam, MH
Mr Martin MA Yuk-man
Dr Priscilla POON Chau-min
Mr Jason SHUM Jiu-sang
Ms Catherine SO

Mrs Ann TANG YU Li-hua
Mr TSE Yun-sang
Mr Jason WONG Chun-tat, JP
Mr WONG Ka-ngai
Mr Michael WU Siu-ieng, BBS, MH, JP
Mr Perry YIU Pak-leung, MH

Non-trade members

Ms Dilys CHAU Suet-fung
Ms Kerry CHING Kim-wai
Mr Alex FAN Hoi-kit
Professor Cathy HSU Hui-chun
Mr Chris IP Ngo-tung, JP
Mr Victor LAM Hoi-cheung, JP
Mr Kevin LAM Sze-cay
Mr Johnny LEUNG Ka-kui, JP

Mr Fred LI Wah-ming, SBS, JP
Ms Elaine LIU Yuk-ling, JP
Dr Barry MAK Lui-ming
Mr James TONG Wai-pong
Mr Wilfred WONG Kam-pui, BBS, JP
Mr Adrian WONG Koon-man, BBS, MH, JP
Mr Charles YANG Chuen-liang, BBS, JP

Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board

The Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board (TICFMB) is a statutory body established under section 32B of the Travel Agents Ordinance (TAO) (Cap. 218). Its major terms of reference are:

to hold, manage and apply the Travel Industry Compensation Fund (TICF) in accordance with the provisions of the TAO;

to provide ex gratia payment to outbound travellers who suffer loss of outbound fares (commonly arisen from the default of travel agents), and to outbound travellers who sustain personal injuries or death in accidents during outbound activities provided or organized by travel agents;

to authorize the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong or any other person to collect the TICF levy;

to invest any money of the TICF in any investment authorized under the Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29) or approved by the Financial Secretary;

to make rules in relation to the administration of the TICF; and

to arrange for the examination of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong has used its resources if required by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development.

Membership
The TICFMB comprises a Chairman and 7 Members. The 6 unofficial members are drawn from various fields such as banking sector, travel industry, legal sector and the Consumer Council. The Registrar of Travel Agents is the ex officio Member and Secretary of the TICFMB.

Chairman

Mr Kevin LAM Sze-cay

Members

Mrs Alice CHAN CHEUNG Lok-yee *
Dr Edwin CHENG Kwok-kit, MH
Ms Kerry CHING Kim-wai

Mrs Christine IP YEUNG See-ming
Mr Jason WONG Chun-tat, JP
Ms Gilly WONG Fung-han **

Ex officio Member/ Secretary

Mr CHAN Kim-keung, Registrar of Travel Agents

Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong

Chief Executive of the Consumer Council

Advisory Bodies

Advisory Committee on Cruise Industry

The Advisory Committee on Cruise Industry (ACCI) was established on 28 January 2008. This is part of the Government's plan to further develop Hong Kong into a regional cruise hub. With members from key players in the cruise market, tourism industry, and the Hong Kong Tourism Board, ACCI advises the Government on measures enhancing the development of Hong Kong as a regional cruise hub. Matters of priorities for ACCI include -

developing cruise tourism in Hong Kong and the region;

fostering co-operation with neighbouring coastal provinces in the Mainland and in Asia for cruise itinerary development;

driving market demand for cruise tourism and expanding our cruise passenger source markets; and

enhancing manpower supply to cater for the needs of the cruise market.

Membership
‍The membership of ACCI for 2020 - 2022 is as follows:

Chairman

Commissioner for Tourism

Members

Ms Crystal CAMPBELL
Mr Dane CHENG Ting-yat
Mr Dickson CHIN
Mrs Nancy CHUNG Yiu Choi-yuk
Ms Eunice LEE Sau-yan
Mr Raymond LIM Jiun-yan

Ms Astor NG Ching-han
Mr Hazen TANG Tim-wan
Mr Daniel WAN Kam-fai
Mr Timothy WONG Cheuk-tim
Mr Jason WONG Chun-tat, JP

Tourism Strategy Group

To consider and make recommendations to the Government in respect of tourism development from a strategic perspective.
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Membership

Chairman

Mr Joe WONG Chi-cho, JP, Commissioner for Tourism

Members

Mr CHAN Ka-chun
Mr Arnold CHENG Ka-kui
Mr Dane CHENG Ting-yat
Professor Kaye CHON
Ms Maureen FUNG Sau-yim
Ms Rebecca KWAN Shuk-wah
Mr Andy LAU Wai-ming

Ms Lanny LEUNG Kong-lan
Mr Michael LI Hon-shing, SBS, JP
The Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun, JP
Mr Peter WONG Chak-fung
Mr James WONG Cheuk-on
Mr Jason WONG Chun-tat, JP
Mr Simon WONG Ka-wo, BBS, JP

Secretary

Mr Anson LAI Yat-ching