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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1994

IN THIS WAY, TOC MAKES I'T POSSIBLE то IDENTIFY PUPILS' INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND TO INITIATE EARLY REMEDIAL ACTION WHERE THEY ARE FALLING BEHIND, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"PARENTS WILL BE BETTER INFORMED OF THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING DEVELOPMENT IN DIFFERENT AREAS SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT THE LEARNING PROCESS AFTER SCHOOL HOURS.*

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ENDANGERED SPECIES SEIZED

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT IMPORT, EXPORT AND POSSESS ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHOUT A LICENCE FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD).

THE DEPARTHENT'S SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER, MR RICHARD CHAN PING-KWONG, SAID THIS AFTER AN OPERATION TODAY (TUESDAY) WHEN A NUMBER OF LIVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS WERE SEIZED FROM A PET SHOP IN MONG кок.

BASED ON INFORMATION, THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A SEARCH AT THE PET SHOP AND SEIZED A SMALL ALLIGATOR, 20 GIANT SALAMANDERS, 36 LAND TORTOISES, 11 PYTHONS, THREE TEGU LIZARDS, TWO MONITOR LIZARDS, AND TWO SUSPECTED BOX TORTOISES, ALL OF WHICH ARE LIVE ITEMS.

THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THESE ITEMS IS ABOUT $180,000. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE OWNER MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR POSSESSING ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHOUT A LICENCE.

MR CHAN REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE, ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF POSSESSING ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHOUT A LICENCE WILL BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $25,000 ON FIRST OFFENCE AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS ON SUBSEQUENT OFFENCES.

TWO DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN ELECTED

PEGGY

BOARD AND MRS

MR CHAN KAM-MAN OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT LAM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WERE RETURNED UNOPPOSED AS CHAIRMEN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS TODAY (TUESDAY).

MEANWHILE, MR YIU SIU-SING OF WONG TAI SIN AND MR SUEN KAI- CHEONG OF WAN CHAI WERE ELECTED AS THEIR BOARDS' REPRESENTATIVES то THE URBAN COUNCIL.

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