Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said: Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board considered the Fund's financial position, since 1996, changes in price levels, experience in handling outbound travelers the experience of ex-gratia claims and use the Fund in 2009 for public consultation, the decision to raise the ex gratia compensation limit.
spokesman said the proposed increase in the ex gratia payment would strengthen protection of outbound travelers, while not affecting the Fund's long-term financial viability and sustainability, nor does it constitute an unbearable burden on the Fund, believe that the increase in the level of appropriate.
Xinhua News Agency reported, according to Hong Kong, Hong Kong Travel Industry Compensation Fund Amendment 21 gazetted under the Travel Industry Compensation Fund, for travel agents to provide or arrange to participate in the activities of the foreign casualties on the way travelers and their relatives will receive the total amount of ex gratia payment from the maximum of 18 million yuan (Hong Kong dollar, the same below) improved to up to 30 million.
Amendment Rules provides that the injury or death of foreign travelers to visit relatives or former spouse to visit the ex gratia payment of local accidents, the maximum limit from 4 million to 10 million. Revised rules also remove the existing maximum of two visits to relatives to limit the number of local accidents, each went to visit relatives or former spouse entitled to the maximum ex-gratia compensation, increased from the current 2 million to 2.5 million.
BEIJING, Jan. 21
In addition, outbound travelers matters or the funeral of the dead body of outbound travelers to Hong Kong's ex gratia payment, but also from the ceiling of 4 million to 10 million. Ex gratia payment of medical expenses to maintain the maximum limit is 10 million unchanged.
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