China Travel Service
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 China Travel Service (Hong Kong) outlet in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong in January 2017 | |
Native name | 中国旅游集团有限公司 香港中旅 (集团) 有限公司 |
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| Type | State owned |
| China Travel Corporation Ltd | |
| Founded | October 1985 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | State Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) |
| Website | www |
The China Travel Service (Abbreviation: CTS; Chinese: 中国旅行社总社) is the tourism and travel agency of the government of the People's Republic of China. It was established on 19 November 1949 tasked with marketing China to the rest of the world and to promote and develop its tourism economy. It is a subordinate agency to the National Tourism Administration.[1]
As of 2020, one of CTS' hotels, the Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong, houses the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR.[2]
Suspected doxxing of Hong Kong journalists
In 2020, it was alleged that a doxxing website targeting journalists of the pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily was linked to China Travel Service (Hong Kong) branch. The website published photos, personal information, and phone numbers for more than 100 Apple Daily staff. Many of the doxxed journalists alleged that the headshots that appeared on the website were the same as those used in mainland travel permit applications submitted through China Travel Service implying CTS may have leaked the photos and information at behest of the Chinese government in order to discredit local pro-democracy journalists during the 2019 Hong Kong protests.[3]
See also
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国旅行社总社 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國旅行社總社 | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "China Travel. China Tours. Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Silkroad. China Travel Services. CTS". www.chinatravelservice.com.
- ^ "銅鑼灣維景酒店成國安公署臨時基地 消息：明日早上開幕" (in Chinese). 香港01. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Ho, Kelly (5 August 2020). "Hong Kong newspaper staff claim photos leaked on 'doxxing' site linked to Chinese travel agency". Hong Kong Free Press.
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