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SUPPLEMENTARIES TO QUESTION NUMBER 7

IN LEGCO ON 15th JUNE 1988

MR. ANDREW WONG:

Sir, with reference to the conclusion of the

Secretary's answer, can the Secretary confirm

that recreation certainly is not taking precedence

over production?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:

Sir,

in

Hong

Kong's crowded situation

which applies to our waters as well as to

land, a balance has to be struck in all these

things and I think recreation is a very significant

part of the requirement of the use of waters and

has to be taken into account.

MR. LAU

(IN CANTONESE):

Å to

Sir, the mariculture zone in Tolo

Harbour has been frequently affected by red tides.

Does it mean that at the beginning when the

Government designated Tolo Harbour as a mari-

culture zone, insufficient consideration was

given in all the factors. Will such lessons

be learned in the future?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:

Sir, I understand that the designation of fish

culture zones at Yim Tin Tsai in Tolo Harbour was

made at the request of the fishermen. They were

informed of the risk from the inferior water

quality of Tolo Harbour, but they insisted that

they had confidence in their ability to operate