ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: May 7, 1998

Author/Local: UWatkiss/7266

CC File No. 1254

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	City Clerk
SUBJECT:	Authority to Travel to Hong Kong for 11th Rehabilitation International Asia and Pacific Regional Conference, August 23-28, 1998

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Council authorize Councillor Sam Sullivan to travel to Hong Kong for the 11th Rehabilitation International Asia and Pacific Regional Conference, August 23-28, 1998, at an estimated cost of $2,083 (Cdn).

CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS

The City Manager RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.

COUNCIL POLICY

Council’s travel policy, approved July 31, 1992, requires Council approval for travel outside North America.

PURPOSE

This report requests approval for Councillor Sullivan to travel to Hong Kong for the 11th Rehabilitation International Asia and Pacific Regional Conference, August 23-28, 1998. Councillor Sullivan has been invited to be the Feature Speaker at the Conference, celebrating the half-way point of the United Nations Asia Pacific Decade of the Disabled. He will be speaking to government officials from throughout the region, sharing the experiences of Vancouver as it relates to people with disabilities.

DISCUSSION

The following are the estimated costs for travel and accommodation for three nights:

Air Fare	$1,300.00 Cdn
Hotel Accommodation ($170/per night)	$ 510.00 Cdn
Per Diem (3 days @ $65 U.S.)	$ 273.00 Cdn
TOTAL	$2,083.00 Cdn

Funds are available in Council’s travel account.

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