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ON THE IMPORT AND

MR CHAN

ENDANGERED SPECIES, SPIRIT OF CITES.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1994

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CONTROL OF SAID HONG KONG

BEAR PARTS AND OTHER FOLLOWED CLOSELY THE

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCE HAVE CITES PERMIT FROM THE EXPORTING COUNTRY.

ΤΟ

BE SUPPORTED BY

AND MR CHAN POINTED OUT THAT WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE ANIMALS

HONG KONG IN PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE IN JANUARY THIS YEAR,

SPECIES INCLUDING THEIR PARTS, GALL BLADDERS, BILE AND BILE POWDER WERE SUBJECT TO CONTROL.

BEAR ALL

THOROUGH INSPECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT WHEN

AND NUMBER IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG. THE TYPE, PARTS ARE CHECKED AGAINST THE LICENSED QUANTITY. ALSO BE TAGGED INDIVIDUALLY BY AFD STAFF.

THESE PRODUCTS ARE WEIGHT OF THE BEAR GALL BLADDERS WILL

ON

ENFORCEMENT

SINCE

JANUARY THIS

YEAR,

AFD

CENT HONG KONG. THEY GALL BLADDERS AND

BK BFAR POWDER.

THE

SIDE, INSPECTORS HAVE INSPECTED 1,756 SHOPS, REPRESENTING ABOUT 80 PER

IN SHOPS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHINESE MEDICINAL HAVE SEIZED 38 ITEMS THAT WERE CLAIMED TO BE BEAR

POWDER THAT WAS

ΤΟ REPORTED 0.25 KILOGRAMS OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROSECUTIONS ARE IN PROGRESS.

UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (

(PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE, AN OFFENDER IS SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 FOR IMPRISONMENT FOR THE FIRST OFFENCE AND UP TO $50,000 AND SIX MONTHS'

FORFEITURE OF A SUBSEQUENT OFFENCE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO MANDATORY GOODS UPON CONVICTION.

MR

CHAN REVEALED THAT

CONSIDERATION WAS BEING MADE TO

SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE PENALTIES.

0

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES STRENGTHENED

FIRM

THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANT TODAY (MONDAY) TO ENHANCE ITS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES PROVIDED TO GOVERNMENT

AND DEPARTMENTS.

BRANCHES

A

WATERHOUSE

THE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MR JOHN MACRAE, SIGNED

THE WITH CONTRACT

SENIOR

PARTNER OF

12-MONTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, MR PATRICK B PAUL.

PRICE

FULL-TIME AGENCY CONDUCT

UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE CONSULTANTS WILL DEPLOY ONE CONSULTANT AND ONE PART-TIME CONSULTANT TO HELP THE MANAGEMENT STUDIES IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS.

COST-EFFECTIVENESS

AND

THE

OF THEIR LEVELS OF

"THE AIM IS ΤΟ IMPROVE THE

SERVICES OF THEIR MANAGEMENT THE PROGRAMMES, SERVICES PROVIDED," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGENCY SAID.

THE CONSULTANTS

WILL ALSO

IDENTIFY AREAS FOR CHANGES IN SELECTED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH RESPECT TO POLICY AND OBJECTIVES, ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE, RESOURCE AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT AS WELL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES.

AS

/SPECIFIC CONSULTANCY

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