MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1993
AFD ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCE PLEDGE
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) TODAY ANNOUNCED ITS PERFORMANCE PLEDGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S SERVICES.
(MONDAY) VARIOUS
AN AFD SPOKESMAN SAID FROM NOW ON, A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES, WOULD BE STRENGTHENED.
THESE SERVICES ARE RELATED TO A WIDE RANGE OF WORK WHICH COVER AMONG OTHER THINGS, LIVESTOCK, FISH, PESTICIDES AND PLANTS, HE SAID.
AMONG ITEMS OF FASTER SERVICES THE DEPARTMENT AIMS TO ACHIEVE INCLUDE: A 15-MINUTE WAITING TIME FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF PESTICIDES IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES AND THE GRANTING OF PERMISSION ΤΟ REMOVE CATTLE, PIGS OR GOATS FROM ABATTOIRS, SLAUGHTERHOUSES FOR SLAUGHTER, BOTH FOR APPLICATIONS MADE IN PERSON.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO SET THE TARGET TURN-AROUND TIME то 30 MINUTES FOR THE ISSUE OF A MARINE FISH TRANSPORTATION PERMIT FOR AN APPLICATION MADE IN PERSON, HE SAID.
THE TIME ALLOWED FOR THE RENEWAL OF A MARINE FISH CULTURE LICENCE HAS ALSO BEEN SET AT ONE HOUR PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICATION IS MADE BY THE APPLICANT HIMSELF.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS AIMING AT A TARGET OF "ONE WORKING DAY" FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF AN ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE.
OTHER DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES WHICH ARE TARGETTED TO HAVE THEIR PROCESSING TIME SHORTENED TO "TWO WORKING DAYS" INCLUDE: APPLICATION FOR A QUARANTINE PERMIT TO IMPORT DOGS AND CATS; APPLICATION FOR A PAK TAM CHUNG BARRIER PERMIT AND THE RENEWAL OF A MARINE FISH TRANSPORTATION PERMIT AND SO ON.
THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A TOTAL OF MORE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
THAN 30 ITEMS OF
SOME APPLICATIONS MAY
NEED LONGER TIME ARE REQUIRED TO
TO PROCESS SINCE ENSURE THAT THE
INSPECTION AND VERIFICATION NESCESSARY STANDARDS HAVE BEEN REACHED.
THE AFD SERVICES, OFFICES, ENQUIRY
ANY PERSON WHO WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT AVAILABLE AT ITS HEADQUARTERS AT THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, CAN CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTER BY TEL 733 2235.
ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ON THE WAY IN WHICH THESE ARE HANDLED WOULD ALSO BE WELCOME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IN OCCASIONAL CASES WHEN, DESPITE EFFORTS MADE DEPARTMENT, THE SERVICES ARE UNABLE TO MATCH THE STANDARDS PUBLIC ARE ENTITLED TO A FULL AND PROMPT EXPLANATION, THE SAID.
SERVICES
BY THE
SET,
THE
SPOKESMAN
/HE STRESSED
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