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ACCESS TO AND DEVELOPMENT WITHING THE MARSHES ARE RESTRICTED UNDER CAP. 170 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EDUCATION CENTRE BY THE WORLD WILD FUND FOR NATURE (HONG KONG) IN 1986 HAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED ITS PROTECTION. IT IS TRUE THAT WATER QUALITY HAS DETERIORATED DUE TO THE
POLLUTION OF DEEP BAY.
COASTAL AREAS WITHIN COUNTRY PARKS, E.G. KAT O CHAU, DOUBLE ISLAND AND PENG CHAU ISLAND IN MIRS BAY AND THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA, ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE COUNTRY PARKS ORDINANCE. THE PROTECTION OF OTHER COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS IS DEPENDANT MAINLY ON THE FORESHORE AND SEABED (RECLAMATIONS) ORDINANCE, CAP. 127.
THE LOCAL WILDLIFE TRADE IS RESTRICTED UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES ORDINANCE, CAP. 187, AND WILD ANIMALS PROTECTION ORDINANCE, CAP. 170, THE PREVENTION OF
ANIMALS ORDINANCE, CAP. 169 AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ANIMALS AND BIRDS ORDINANCE, CAP. 139.
6. RECOMMENDATIONS (P. 143):
(A) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ENSURES PROTECTION OF THE MAI PO MARSHES THROUGHT THE DESIGNATION OF THE MARSHES AS A SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND BY LEGISLATION UNDER THE WILD BIRDS AND WILD MAMMALS ORDINANCE, CAP. 170.
(B) THE PROPOSAL DESERVES FURTHER STUDY.
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(C) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORTS IN ENFORCING CITES HAVE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE CITES SECRETARIAT WHILE IT WILL NEVER BE POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE ILLEGAL TRADING IN RARE SPECIES ALTOGETHER
A GOOD START HAS BEEN MADE IN THE TEN YEARS SINCE HONG KONG BECAME
A PARTY TO CITES.
7. GENERAL
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (P. 61-62):
THE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SENSIBLE AND, IN THE MAIN, ARE
PRESENTLY SUBSCRIBED TO BY GOVERNMENT.
ΙΝ RESPECT OF THE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
NO.
1 IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE
IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED TO THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WHO AS THE RECOGNISED HONG KONG
CONSERVATION AGENCY OPERATE AND REVIEW THE MECHANISMS FOR
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