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I RISE TO SPEAK ON MY PORTFOLIO, FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES, AND TO OUTLINE THE GOVERNMENTS INTENTIONS WITHIN MY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
IN THE TIME AVAILABLE ON THIS OCCASION, I WILL COVER SOME OF THE INITIATIVES WE PLAN RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN SERVICES AND MY FINANCE RESPONSIBILITIES. I WILL BE MAKING A SEPARATE STATEMENT ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM FOR THE ACT WILL BE ONE OF MY HIGHEST PRIORITIES. THE ALLIANCE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF AN INDUSTRY WHICH IS ALREADY ONE OF THE STRONGEST PLANKS IN CANBERRAS ECONOMIC PLATFORM.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE A.C.T. TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS SUFFERED A DOWNTURN OVER THE CHRISTMAS-NEW YEAR PERIOD. THE DOWNTURN, HOWEVER, MUST BE SEEN AGAINST THE OVERALL PICTURE IN AUSTRALIAN TOURISM WHERE ALL STATES HAVE SUFFERED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, MANY REGISTERING FALLS FAR IN EXCESS OF THE A.C.T.
AS EVIDENCE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO TOURISM, THE GOVERNMENT HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY WHICH PLACES STRONG EMPHASIS ON COOPERATION WITH THE LOCAL INDUSTRY. AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THIS POLICY, WE WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY TO ESTABLISH A TOURIST COMMISSION FOR THE ACT. THIS BODY WILL NOT ONLY ENSURE MORE EFFECTIVE PROMOTION OF TOURISM FOR THE TERRITORY, IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE PRIVATE SECTOR INPUT INTO GOVERNMENT TOURISM POLICY. TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROPOSAL LEGISLATION IS BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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