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SHE SAID THE CRUEL TREATMENT OF ANY ANIMAL WAS PROHIBITED.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT NO ONE MAY HOLD A PERMANENT EXHIBITION OF ANIMALS WITHOUT A LICENCE ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.
KONG
IN GENERAL, ALTHOUGH THE STANDARDS OF CARE SPECIFIED IN HONG WERE NOT AS COMPREHENSIVE AS THOSE IN BRITAIN, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES CONSIDERED HONG KONG'S STANDARDS COMPARED FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE IN OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION, SHE SAID.
"WHERE THE POSITION APPEARS TO BE LESS THAN SATISFACTORY IS IN RESPECT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF SPACE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ANIMALS то FOLLOW THEIR NORMAL BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS," SHE ADDED.
MRS CHAN RECOGNISED THAT THERE WAS A GROWING PUBLIC EXPECTATION THAT ANIMALS ON PERMANENT EXHIBITION SHOULD BE ACCOMMODATED IN CONDITIONS RESEMBLING THEIR NATURAL HABITAT WHERE THEY MIGHT DISPLAY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF THEIR NATURAL BEHAVIOUR.
AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH { ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (EXHIBITIONS) REGULATIONS WERE MADE NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO, MRS CHAN AGREED THAT THEY PERHAPS DID NOT REFLECT THE PUBLIC EXPECTATION.
"THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IS CONTACTING REPUTABLE EXHIBITORS OF WILD ANIMALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES IN BRITAIN AND ELSEWHERE TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STANDARDS OF CARE THEY PROVIDE AND HOW THESE ARE REFLECTED IN LEGISLATION.
"T INTEND TO REVIEW OUR REGULATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AND BRING FORWARD SUCH AMENDMENTS TO THEM AS MAY BE NECESSARY, SHE SAID.
CHANGES TO 3RD QUARTER APPROVED ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TABLED
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A SUMMARY OF ALL CHANGES TO THE APPROVED ESTIMATES EXPENDITURE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1991-92 WAS TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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EXPLAINING THE CHANGES, THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR K. YEUNG, SAID SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $4,088.1 MILLION WAS APPROVED, OF WHICH $2,741.8 MILLION WERE FOR THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TO TAKE OVER THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS WITH FROM DECEMBER 1 LAST YEAR.
HE SAID THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION WAS FULLY OFFSET, BY SAVINGS UNDER THE SAME OR OTHER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE, OR DELETION OF FUNDS UNDER THE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS SUBHEADS.
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