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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1994

PUBLIC FORMS ARE MADE USER-FRIENDLY

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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