The Voice of TIC No.2 / 2013 Association Members’ Activities 17 Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents HATA held its Spring Dinner on 11 March 2013 at the Cinderella Ballroom of the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, at which 300 members and guests got together to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Before the Dinner, 65 HATA members joined a famil- iarisation tour to Disneyland to find out more about the facilities in the new themed area. In addition, a seminar on travel risk management, which was attended by about 50 members, was held by HATA on 17 April 2013 at the TIC to help them understand pre-trip risk evaluation for outbound package tours and press handling skills after an accident. The Federation of Hong Kong Chinese Travel Agents The FHCTA organised a familiarisation tour for its members during 1- 6 April 2013 so that they could leisurely spend six days on a cruise, visiting Keelung, Tai- wan, Ishigaki Island, Japan and Shanghai. Furthermore, the FHCTA and the Hong Kong Inbound Tour Operators Association co-organised a seminar on 23 May 2013. Tourism Commissioner Mr Philip Yung and Registrar of Travel Agents Mr Paul Fong were invited to talk about the to-be-established Travel Industry Authority and the specific arrangements of the new regulatory framework. International Chinese Tourist Association ICTA members travelled to Biling Villa in Shenzhen, Guangdong prov- ince on a familiarisation tour organised by their association on 29 and 30 March 2013, and visited experimental fields of hybrid rice and tasted various organic foods. Led by their Chairman Mr Martin Ma, upwards of 80 ICTA members joined another familiarisation tour to Jiangmen, Guangdong province on 13 and 14 April 2013. They enjoyed local cuisine and spent a happy weekend together. Hongkong Taiwan Tourist Operators Association The TTOA held its general meeting and election of directors on 26 April 2013, at which the following persons were elected: Mr C K Kai (Chair- man), Mr Sy Chun Ming (Vice Chairman and Honorary Secretary), Mr Ginger Keung (Director and Honorary Treasurer), Mr Warren Tong, Mr Manuel Lo, Mr Charles Ng, Mr Leo Li, Mr Wong Yee Yin and Mr Choi