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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1992

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PIECE OF SEA AREA A MARINE PARK WOULD BE A RELATIVELY LARGE

RECREATION

PURPOSES WHICH WOULD BE USED FOR BOTH

AND CONSERVATION WHILE A MARINE RESERVE WOULD BE A RELATIVELY SMALL PIECE OF SEA WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE WHERE THE CONTROL OF INCOMPATIBLE ACTIVITIES MIGHT BE NECESSARY.

HUMAN

HONG KONG, THE TO SET UP MARINE PARKS AND MARINE RESERVES IN

REQUIRED AND IT HAD BEEN SPOKESMAN SAID NEW LEGISLATION WOULD BE

THE PROPOSED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SHOULD BE MARINE PARKS AUTHORITY.

"THE MARINE PARKS AUTHORITY WILL BE GIVEN THE POWER TO CONTROL IN ORDER TO ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT IN MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES MANAGE AND PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT,

HE SAID.

FOUR BOARD MANAGEMENT METHODS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. THEY ARE:

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HAVE

LITTLE IMPACT UPON THE ALLOWING ACTIVITIES WHICH

BE ALLOWED AND WHERE MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES SHOULD

AS NATURE APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE USE SUCH STUDIES OR EDUCATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED.

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ACTIVITIES WHICH

HAVE NO

IMPACT SIGNIFICANT OR EXISTING USES OF THE MONITORED AND WHERE WITHIN MARINE PARKS AND ΤΟ OBSERVE, E.G.

MONITORING UPON MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES, AREA WHICH CAN BE TOLERATED SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE, CODES OF CONDUCT RESERVES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR USERS DIVING, RECREATIONAL USE.

REGULATING/RESTRICTING - ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO PERMISSION FROM THE CONTROL; FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES PRIOR

AUTHORITY WOULD BE NECESSARY, E.G. SPECIMEN COLLECTION.

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PROHIBITING ACTIVITIES WHICH MIGHT CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE OR THE MARINE PARKS OR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE INCOMPATIBLE TO RESERVES SHOULD

E.G.

PROHIBITED,

TRAWLING

OR

SPEAR-FISHING.

OF POTENTIAL THAN IN

"THE DEGREE OF CONTROL WILL VARY WITH THE DEGREE DAMAGE BUT CONTROL WILL BE MORE STRINGENT IN MARINE RESERVES MARINE PARKS,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

APPLIED MORE FLEXIBLY TO PARKS AND RESERVES SO

THESE CONTROLLING METHODS WOULD BE THE EXISTING USES OF SEA AREAS IN THE MARINE THAT THE UNHARMFUL ACTIVITIES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.

RECOMMENDED FOR DESIGNATION IN THE FIRST

HOT HA WAN AND YAN CHAU TONG ARE AS MARINE PARKS AND CAPE D'AGULILAR AS MARINE RESERVES PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT.

BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT "THE THREE SITES WERE CHOSEN EXAMPLES OF THE MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG.

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