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MDLIAN 4517
CONSERVATION THROUGH ITS CONSERVATION DIVISION. FURTHER, THE HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT CURRENTLY PROVIDES A DETAILED REPORT ON CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AND ISSUES. THIS PUBLICATION IS OBTAINABLE
HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, LONDON AS WELL AS LOCAL AND OVERSEAS HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
FROM
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2.
HONG KONG ALREADY HAS A STATUTORY LIAISON GROUP, THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO CO-ORDINATE ACTION IN FURTHERING FLORA AND FAUNA CONSERVATION. APPOINTMENTS TO THIS COMMITTEE ARE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR AND ESAC CURRENTLY INCLUDES TWO APPOINTEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF WWF (HK).
NO.
3 THE WWF (HK) FORMULATES ITS OWN CONSERVATION PRIORITIES AND EXCHANGES INFORMATION DIRECTLY WITH GOVERNMENT TO INITIATE ACTION. ESAC NORMALLY ACTS AS THE LIAISON GROUP. OUR PRESENT ARRANGEMENT IS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE. IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE IN THE LIGHT OF
NECESSARY FISCAL CONSTRAINTS AND OTHER POLICY AREA CONSIDERATIONS TO ALLOW A NON-GOVERNMENT BODY TO FORMULATE TERRITORY WIDE CONSERVATION PRIORITIES AND TO PERMIT THAT BODY TO DIRECTLY INITIATE
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ACTION.
WILSON
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ENVIRONMENT
LIMITED
MAED
E CD (I)
ERD
UND
52
DISTRIBUTION
57
LEGAL ADVISERS
HKD
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
MR BRAITHWAITE
MR SLATER
MR KERR
ADDITIONAL
5
MR MCQUAIL DOE ROMNEY HSE
MISS MCCONNEL, DOE ROMNEY HSE
MR SANDERS DOE ROMNEY HSE
MR DE QUIDT CAB OFFICE
MR R WILSON NRED ODA
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