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"MUCH HAS BEEN DONE ON LAND
IN COUNTRY PARKS. CONSERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IS OUR NEW AREA FOR ACTION,' MR LAU SAID.
A MARINE PARK WOULD BE A RELATIVELY LARGE PIECE OF SEA AREA WHICH CAN BE SET ASIDE FOR CONSERVATION AND RECREATION PURPOSES.
A MARINE RESERVE WILL BE A RELATIVELY SMALLER PIECE OF SEA AREA BUT WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE.
IT WOULD BE RESERVED MAINLY FOR CONSERVATION, EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, HE ADDED.
SCIENTIFIC AND
IN THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, HOI НА WAN AND YAN CHAU TONG ARE RECOMMENDED FOR DESIGNATION AS MARINE PARKS WHILE CAPE D'AGUILAR IS PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATION AS A MARINE RESERVE.
NEW LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE PARKS AND MARINE RESERVES.
IT IS HOPED THAT THE DRAFT BILL CAN BE INTRODUCED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEXT YEAR.
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ON THE CONTROL OF ACTIVITIES IN THESE AREAS, MR LAU SAID:
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'A MULTI-USE APPROACH WHICH ALLOWS EXISTING ACTIVITIES WITH LITTLE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT TO CONTINUE WILL BE ADOPTED."
HE SAID DUE CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO MAINTAINING TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOOD AND VILLAGE RIGHTS OF LOCAL VILLAGERS AND FISHERMEN.
'IN GENERAL, PUBLIC ACCESS TO BOTH MARINE PARKS AND MARINE RESERVES WILL BE MAINTAINED.
EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS NATURE STUDIES, DIVING AND UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE ENCOURAGED IN MARINE PARKS WHILE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES WILL BE ENCOURAGED IN MARINE RESERVES.
"THE DEGREE OF CONTROL WILL VARY WITH THE DEGREE OF THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE, BUT CONTROL WILL BE MORE STRINGENT IN MARINE RESERVES THAN IN MARINE PARKS.
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CONSIDERED THROUGH A ACTIVITIES
FOR EXAMPLE, EXISTING FISHING ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE SUSTAINABLE WILL BE ALLOWED IN MARINE PARKS AND CONTROLLED PERMIT SYSTEM, WHEREAS IN A MARINE RESERVE, ALL FISHING WILL BE PROHIBITED TO AVOID DISTURBANCE ΤΟ SCIENTIFIC STUDIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THAT AREA.
INCOMPATIBLE AND HARMFUL FISHING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOTTOM-TRAWLING AND UNDERWATER SPEARFISHING WILL BE BANNED IN BOTH THESE AREAS.
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/EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE