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The draft map is available for inspection by the public at five offices of the Land Registry; the Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) on 12th floor of Canton Road Government Offices, 393 Canton Road, Kowloon; the Marine Department on 21st floor of Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central; and the Home Affairs Department's public enquiry service centres.

Any person may in writing request the Authority to provide him with further information relating to the proposed marine park which has not already been made available for inspection,

The draft map is also available for sale at $35 for each uncoloured copy from AFD, at Room 1452 of Canton Road Government Offices, 393 Canton Road, Kowloon.

Any person aggrieved by the draft map may within 60 days from the date of gazetting, send a written statement of his objection to the Authority, stating the nature of and reasons for the objection, and if the objection would be removed by an alteration to the draft map, any alteration proposed.

The proposed Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park is situated in the open waters of the western part of Hong Kong. It covers a sea area of about 1,200 hectares, excluding the land area of Sha Chau, Lung Kwu Chau and Pak Chau (Tree Island).

This is the part of the sea area in Hong Kong where Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphins, Sousa chinensis (also commonly known as the Chinese White Dolphins), are most often found. The area also supports a variety of fish and other marine organisms.

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Closure of Section 2 of Whitehead Detention Centre

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A Government spokesman announced today (Friday) that Section 2 of the Whitehead Detention Centre would be closed tomorrow.

The Vietnamese migrants (VMs) have been asked to co-operate with camp management in leaving Section 2 voluntarily.