MR. CHEONG-LEEN : Sir, I have a rather long list of
supplementaries so I will speak relatively slowly.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT : It is а question,
Cheong-Leen, not a statement, is it?
Mr.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN: A supplementary question, Sir. To what
extent is it true about reports in The Sunday Times
Magazine of 10 January 1988 that exotic dishes of
endangered species such as tiger broth or stewed leopard
are available for discriminating diners in Hong Kong? How
many staff of Agriculture and Fisheries Department are
conducting checks regularly at local restaurants and
markets to ensure that no protected animals are offered
for sale as food, and will such staff be strengthened in
the near future? And should there
there and will there be a
review of the levels of fines and imprisonment for
convictions?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, although
although there
have been a number of cases during 1987 of various
endangered species being consumed, there is absolutely no
indication that tiger broth and stewed leopard are
on the
menu at any of our local
restaurants!