7
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1994
PUBLIC FORMS ARE MADE USER-FRIENDLY
*
*
THE GOVERNMENT HAS EXAMINED SOME 6,000 PUBLIC FORMS IN A RECENT AND USER-FRIENDLY, REVIEW TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NECESSARY, SIMPLE
TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON MRS ANSON CHAN, COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW, CHAN SAID AS A RESULT SOME 4,700 FORMS CONTINUED TO BE USED.
MRS
THIS REDUCTION IS THE RESULT OF SOME 800 FORMS BEING ABOLISHED; ABOUT 130, AND THE SOME 640 FORMS BEING COMBINED AND REDUCED TO
OF SOME 2,300
THE REMAINING CREATION OF FEWER THAN 30 NEW FORMS. FORMS WERE IMPROVED OR SIMPLIFIED.
QUALITY INTRODUCTION
"THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE BETTER
STRUCTURE OF FORMS, CLEARER TRANSLATIONS WHERE NECESSARY,
THE AND TI MRS CHAN SAID.
PRESENTATION,
OF CHINESE
A TOTAL OF 53 DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATED IN REVIEW EXERCISE.
THE PUBLIC FORMS
HAVE EXERCISE.
THE REMAINING 23 DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE NO PUBLIC FORMS OR CONDUCTED A SIMILAR REVIEW RECENTLY WERE EXEMPTED FROM THE
SOME FORMS WERE ALSO EXEMPTED FOR
ADDED.
OPERATIONAL REASONS, SHE
GREATER PROTECTION FOR WILD LIFE IN MAI PO MARSHES
COVER THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EXTEND THE RESTRICTED AREA TO
то GIVE GREATER THE INTERTIDAL MUD FLATS OF INNER DEEP BAY SO AS
THE ACTING
FOR PROTECTION ΤΟ THE WILD LIFE IN THE AREA,
C F
TOLD THE MR CANICE LANDS, AND PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR
SECRETARY
MAK,
MAN-KWONG,
INTRUSION OF NEAR MAI PO
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAK SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE OF THE OCCASIONAL CHINESE FISHERMEN AND THEIR BIRD-CATCHING ACTIVITIES MARSHES.
SUPPLEMENT
HE SAID THE EXTENSION OF THE RESTRICTED AREA WOULD CURRENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, WHICH INCLUDED REGULAR PATROL IN THE AREA BY AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT STAFF AND SPECIAL OPERATION MOUNTED WITH THE HELP OF THE MARINE POLICE.
ENFORCEMENT
MAI PO MR MAK SAID: "THE GOVERNMENT HAS LONG RECOGNISED THE
A MARSHES AS AN IMPORTANT CONSERVATION AREA AND HAS DESIGNATED IT AS RESTRICTED AREA UNDER THE WILD ANIMALS PROTECTION ORDINANCE."
APART
FROM
THE
CONTROL
AND
BY PROVIDED ENFORCEMENT THE AREA IS BEING MANAGED NATURE EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION BY THE WORLD WIDE FUND.
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT,
THE
FOR
/HE SAID