About 3,400 applications have been approved for disbursement of subsidies totalling over $150 million under the five tourism industry support schemes in the second round of the Anti-epidemic Fund, the Commerce & Economic Development Bureau announced today.

As at June 11, applications from about 1,500 travel agents and 13,700 of their staff had been received.

These figures include about 4,000 freelance practitioners whose main occupations are tourist guides or tour escorts, about 330 hotels and about 3,530 tour service coach drivers.

The Government will process the applications as soon as possible to provide eligible applicants with timely financial support, the bureau said.

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