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In addition, the Education Department, the Transport Department and the Independent Commission Against Corruption will all be making new Performance Pledges on the standards of service their customers can expect - covering matters as diverse as services to children newly arrived from China to the level of pollution in our road tunnels.

Serving the Community Week is certainly the first of its kind in Hong Kong, and probably the first in the world. "Its success will depend on the support of the public at large and all civil servants, including their families and friends," the spokesman stressed.

Copies of the full programme of events are available from District Offices. Those who are interested can also call the Serving the Community Week Hotline on 2810 2216, or access to the Hong Kong Government Information Centre web site on the Internet at http://www.info.gov.hk.

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Some 50 officers attend workshop on Ramsar Site conservation

Some 50 officers from various government departments are expected to gain better understanding on the conservation of Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site by taking part in a workshop held today (Thursday).

This one-day workshop was organised with the main aim of increasing awareness and knowledge of relevant government staff, who will be involved in the implementation of the conservation strategy and management plan of the site.

It would also facilitate the exchange of information on Ramsar issues, international co-operation and the needs for intersectoral planning.

In his welcoming address this morning, the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr Lawrence Lee, stressed that the listing of Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention (Ramsar Site) in September 1995 meant that Hong Kong had taken upon itself the obligations to comply with the requirements under the convention.