Today (December 21), the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) met with the Financial Secretary Mr John Tsang Chun-wah. Also attending the meeting were representatives from the tourism, retail, catering and transport industries.
Representatives from the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), tourism, retail, catering and transport industries today (October 19) met with the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So Kam-leung to follow up on the proposal to enhance the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) and to discuss market stimulation measures.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) yesterday (September 21) submitted proposals to the Chief Executive on enhancing the 12-year Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) for Mainland tourists. In its submission, the BPA suggested introducing online travel permits for 20 million e-passport holders in Mainland China as a means of attracting more visitors from across the border.
Three weeks into the replacement of the “multiple-entry” arrangement with the “one-trip-per-week” policy under the Individual Visit Endorsements (IVE) for Shenzhen permanent residents, a group of Legislative Councilors from the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) comprising Mr Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, BPA Chairman; Mr Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, BPA Vice Chairman; Mr Christopher Cheung Wah-fung, BPA Vice Chairman; and Dr Lo Wai-kwok, BPA Vice Chairman, yesterday (April 19) met with Mr Gregory So Kam-leung, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development to exchange views on the consequences to the retail and travel trades as a result of the policy change.
The Central Government today (April 13) announced the replacement of the “multiple-entry” Individual Visit Endorsements (IVE) for Shenzhen permanent residents with the “one trip per week” IVE effective immediately. The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) supports
It has been reported that at a meeting of the Commission on Strategic Development held last month, the Chief Executive raised the issue of reducing the number of mainland people visiting Hong Kong under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS visitors) to seek the views of Commission members. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council…
The Government has recently mooted the possibility of scaling back the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS), which has given rise to grave concerns within the business community in particular those from the retail and tourism trades.
