（April 10， 1990）
颁布日期：19900410 　实施日期：19900410 　颁布单位：国务院办公厅

　　The report， “Suggestions Concerning Further Checking-up and Rectification¹ of Tourist Agencies”， submitted by the National Tourism Administration， has been approved by the State Council； and now the report is hereby transmitted to you for implementation².

　　SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING FURTHER CHECKING-UP AND RECTIFICATION OF TOURIST AGENCIES

　　In order to promote the sound development of tourist industry in our country， and in accordance with the decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council concerning the checking-up and rectification of companies， our suggestions are hereby advanced on the further checking-up and rectification of tourist agencies （including tourist companies and other similar organizations； the same below）：

　　1. Various localities and departments shall carry out conscientiously³ the checking-up and rectification on the tourist agencies that are under their jurisdiction⁴. The emphasis of the checking-up and rectification shall be placed on the tourist agencies of Categories 1 and 2 that handle international tourist business operations， and also on those tourist agencies that are engaged， without permission， in soliciting⁵ tourists from abroad. Those tourist agencies that do not possess the prerequisites⁶ as prescribed for tourist business operations shall be abolished or merged⁷， and the problems concerning multilateral connections with overseas business parties， the reduction of tourist prices for competition， and poor-quality tourist services shall be earnestly dealt with.

　　2. A tourist agency that comes under one of the following circumstances shall be abolished or merged with other tourist agencies.

　　（1） Tourist agencies which are in operation， but do not possess the prerequisites of a certain category as prescribed in “Interim⁸ Regulations on the Administration of Tourist Agencies” and “Rules for the Implementation of the Interim Regulations on the Administration of Tourist Agencies” in terms of the actual registered capital， employed personnel； site for business operations， and organizational setups.

　　（2） Tourist agencies of Category 1 which， from the date “Rules for the Implementation of the Interim Regulations on the Administration of Tourist Agencies” are promulgated⁹ for implementation to the end of March， 1990， have not reached the prescribed annual accumulative total of tourists received and the amount of foreign exchange earned.

　　（3） Tourist agencies which have been engaged in such serious illegal business activities as reducing tourist prices for competition， evading¹⁰ foreign exchange regulations and practising arbitrage¹¹， procuring¹² foreign exchange by illegal means， and reselling foreign exchange for a profit.

　　（4） Tourist agencies with inefficient¹³ business operations， poor management， unsound internal rules and regulations， and insufficient¹⁴ earnings¹⁵ for repaying debts.

　　（5） Tourist agencies whose services are so poor that they have incurred¹⁶ frequent complaints from tourists； whose tourist guides and other employed personnel have been presumptuous¹⁷ in seeking and accepting tips and commission， or whose ill conduct has frequently brought damage to the reputation of our country and has thus created very bad influence.

　　（6） Tourist agencies which are unable to recover the travelling expenses owed for a long period of time by foreign tourist agents， and have， since 1988， new debts added to old ones， thus suffering heavy economic losses.

　　（7） The branch offices of a tourist agency， the head office of which has been abolished or merged.

　　（8） Tourist agencies set up and run by hotels （or guest houses）。

　　（9） Tourist agencies （including their business offices） that have been established in foreign countries or in the regions of Hong Kong and Macao by various localities or departments without the approval of the National Tourism Administration. With respect to those tourist agencies which are to be abolished according to the pertinent decisions， the competent authorities over them shall， in accordance with the pertinent provisions， set up a liquidation organization to check up and settle the creditors' financial claims and to liquidate liabilities， and to attend to the winding-up business