The following travel agents were considered in violation of the TIC's rules by the Compliance Committee* on 19 April 2008:
Post date: 2008-5-9
| Rules in violation
(reasons of violation) |
| X Travel Limited | A (1) |
| Hong Kong Wing On Travel Service Limited | B (2) |
| Wei Yang (International) Travel Service Company Limited | C (3) |
| MH Tour Company, Limited | D (4) |
| Han's & Hana Tour Company Limited | D (4) |
| Friend Tour Company, Limited | D (4) |
| Kina International Limited | D (5); E (6) |
| King Fung Travel Company Limited | E (6) |
| Federal H.K. Holdings Limited | E (6) |
| Sincere International Travel Service Company Limited | F (7) |
| Hong Da Smart Holiday Limited | F (8) |
| A: | Directive No. 166 |
| B: | Paragraph 3.2 of the Code of Advertising Practice for TIC Members |
| C: | Directive No. 146 |
| D: | Directive No. 111 |
| E: | Directive No. 167 |
| F: | Directive No. 168 |
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| 1: | Failure to specify on the receipt a confirmation date agreed by the customers |
| 2: | Advertising factually untrue information |
| 3: | Failure to display the Travel Agent's Licence number on the tour coach |
| 4: | Assigning a non-Tourist Guide Pass holder to receive inbound visitors |
| 5: | Assigning a holder of an expired Tourist Guide Pass to receive inbound visitors |
| 6: | The itinerary distributed to mainland visitors not including information required by the TIC |
| 7: | Failure to display the tour code on the tour coach |
| 8: | Failure to register the mainland tour confirmation agreement with the TIC |
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At its meeting on 2 May 2008, the Appeal Board reduced the fine imposed in the following case by the Compliance Committee:
Post date: 2008-5-8
| Rules in violation
(reasons of violation) |
| Brightness Travel International Limited | A (1) |
| A: | Directive No. 66 |
| 1: | Failure to register the tour itinerary with the TIC |
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* The Compliance Committee is composed of trade and non-trade members, and is responsible for handling cases of violations of the TIC's codes and directives by travel agents and for deciding on proper disciplinary actions to be taken. The travel agents concerned may appeal to the Appeal Board within 14 days from the day following the date of notification of the Committee's punishment decision. If no appeal is filed or the original decision is upheld, the violation cases will be posted on this website for one month.