FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1993
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EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE MAY BE GIVEN TO FISHERMEN AFFECTED BY THE LOSS OF FISHING GROUND RESULTING FROM THE DESIGNATION OF A MARINE RESERVE.
IN ADDITION, SHIPPING
ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WILL EITHER BE CONTROLLED OR PROHIBITED IN MARINE PARKS AND MARINE RESERVES.
MR LAU STRESSED THAT THE PROPOSAL WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED WOULD BRING LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
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"IT WILL PROTECT THE RICH AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF OUR MARINE LIFE AND THE VARIETY OF LANDSCAPE OF HONG KONG'S SEASHORE AND COASTAL WATERS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
"TO FISHERMEN, THEY WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM A BETTER FISH STOCK GENERATED FROM THESE AREAS.'
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OTHER POTENTIAL SITES FOR
DEVELOPMENT AS MARINE PARKS OR MARINE RESERVES INCLUDE SHELTER ISLAND, SOUTH LAMMA, SOUTH-WEST LANTAU AND PING CHAU.
HK TO HOST TRADING WORKSHOP
"TRADING
HONG KONG WILL HOST AN INFORMAL WORKSHOP ON RELATIONSHIPS AND TRADE POLICIES" ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 11) AND TUESDAY.
THE WORKSHOP, ORGANISED BY THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD), IS TO STRENGTHEN THE LINK WITH AND FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OECD AND THE DYNAMIC NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES (DNME'S).
ESTABLISHED IN 1961 AND COMPRISING 24 MEMBER COUNTRIES, OECD IS A FORUM FOR GOVERNMENTS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS, SHARE EXPERIENCES AND SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUNDS ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES.
FROM 1989, OECD STARTED INFORMAL DIALOGUES WITH THE DYNAMIC ASIAN ECONOMIES (DAE'S) COMPRISING HONG KONG, KOREA, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, TAIWAN AND THAILAND IN RECOGNITION OF THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE THESE TERRITORIES PLAY IN THE WORLD ECONOMY.
HONG KONG HAS PARTICIPATED IN THESE DIALOGUES AND FOUND THEM USEFUL IN UNDERSTANDING THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF VARIOUS MARKET ECONOMIES.
THIS YEAR, THE DIALOGUE HAS BEEN EXTENDED то INCLUDE FOUR LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE AND MEXICO. THESE COUNTRIES TOGETHER WITH THE DAE'S ARE COLLECTIVELY CALLED THE DYNAMIC NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES.
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