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It would help the conservation of marine environment and promotion of biodiversity of the area, he said.
He added that the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, as the Country and Marine Parks Authority, will manage this newly-designated marine park for the purposes of conservation, education, research and environmental enhancement.
The Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park is situated in the western part of Hong Kong waters and covers a sea area of about 1,200 hectares.
The area supports a variety of fish and other organisms. It is also where the Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphins (commonly known as Chinese White Dolphins) are often seen.
An order designating the area shown on the approved map on Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park, was published in the Government Gazette today.
Copies of the map are now available for public inspection at the AFD headquarters, the Land Registry, Tuen Mun New Territories Land Registry, Yuen Long New Territories Land Registry, Tsuen Wan New Territories Land Registry, Islands New Territories Land Registry and the Marine Department headquarters.
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Minor amendments to Miscellaneous Ordinances proposed
A Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions and Minor Amendments) Bill 1966 is published in the gazette today (Friday) for introduction to the Legislative Council at its session on December 4.
A government spokesman explained that the Bill makes minor, technical and largely non-controversial amendments to the Laws of Hong Kong. Among the proposed changes are:
Transfer of powers to make subsidiary legislation:
Certain powers to make regulations or orders which are not considered important enough to merit the attention of the Governor in Council are to be transferred to a Branch Secretary, a Departmental head or a statutory board or committee, depending on the circumstances.
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