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"DOG CATCHING TEAMS ARE DEPLOYED TO CATCH STRAY DOGS FOUND IN COUNTRY PARKS," HE SAID.
AS REGARDS THE ENTRY OF VEHICLES TO COUNTRY PARKS, MR EASON SÁID, THIS IS SUBJECT TO CONTROL UNDER THE COUNTRY PARKS AND SPECIAL AREAS REGULATIONS.
"PERMISSION IS NORMALLY GIVEN TO THE RESIDENTS OF AN AREA AND THEIR VISITORS, AND TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS ON DUTY."
OTHERWISE, HE SAID, RESTRICTIONS TO KEEP VEHICLES IN COUNTRY PARKS TO THE MINIMUM ARE APPLIED ON WEEKDAYS AS WELL AS SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
FOR EXAMPLE, A DAILY QUOTA OF ONLY 30 COACHES IS ALLOWED ΤΟ ENTER THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARKS THROUGH THE PAK TAM CHUNG BARRIER FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
MR EASON ADDED THAT THE SIGNPOSTS, TRAIL SURFACES AND OTHER FEATURES IN COUNTRY PARKS WERE ALSO REGULARLY CHECKED AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED.
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NO SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT OVER CASES BETWEEN COMAC AND DEPTS
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THERE HAS BEEN NO SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OFFICE THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS (COMAC) AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON THE FORMER'S JURISDICTION.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON MRS ANSON CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JAMES TO KUN-SUN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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MRS CHAN SAID THERE WERE NO SEPARATE RECORD OF COMPLAINTS THAT CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION TO INVESTIGATE BUT WERE CONSIDERED OTHERWISE BY THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS UNDER COMPLAINT.
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ACCORDING TO THE EXPERIENCE OF THE COMAC OFFICE, THE NUMBER SHOULD BE VERY SMALL, SHE SAID.
"IN THOSE FEW CASES, THE DIFFERENCES OF VIEWS WERK USUALLY RESOLVED THROUGH FURTHER DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE COMAC OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED AND BY THE PROVISION OF MORE INFORMATION ON CASES, "THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID.
MRS CHAN ALSO SAID SO FAR, NO COMPLAINT HAD NOT INVESTIGATED DUE TO THE LACK OF PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE OFFICE.
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