Hong Kong Ordinances

TRAVEL AGENTS ORDINANCE - SECT 32E

Ex gratia and other payments

(1) The Board may, in accordance with rules made under section 32G and on
application made in that behalf, make ex gratia payments from the Fund in
respect of outbound travellers.

(2) The Board may make from the Fund-

   (a)  payments regarding expenses incurred by the Board in performing its
        functions, including payment of fees as regards the collection of the
        Fund levy and any payment under section 32M(6);

   (b)  repayments as regards principal or payments as regards interest or
        other charges in respect of borrowings by the Board; and

   (c)  any payment referred to in section 32S(ii).

(3) The Board shall make from the Fund any payment referred to in
section 32S(i).

(4) The Board may, in its absolute discretion, refund the whole or part of any
monies received by it under section 32H(3)(b) and any such refund may be made
to the authorized collector from whom the money was received or to the
travel agent from whom such authorized collector received the money. (Part
IIIA added 51 of 1993 s. 5)