Replies to Questions from Finance Committee Members

Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04
CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
Head : 158 – Government Secretariat
Environment, Transport and Works Bureau
(Environment & Transport Branch)
Programme : (1)Environmental Protection and Conservation
Controlling Officer : Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
(Environment and Transport)
Director of Bureau : Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Question : In respect of the public consultation on nature conservation policy, will the
Government inform this Council of the details of the consultation exercise,
including the reasons for conducting the exercise, its objectives, the
consultation timetable and the Government’s way forward?
Asked by : Hon. EU Yuet-mee, Audrey
Reply : We are preparing a Nature Conservation Policy for Hong Kong with a view to
rationalize the priority for conservation using objective guidelines. The proposed
policy will target at getting a consensus on the decision to designate priority sites for
conservation for the value of their peculiar habitat and/or biodiversity. The policy
will also promulgate the value of the existing country parks and marine parks such that
they are part of the priority for resource allocation. A database on Hong Kong
biodiversity is to be published after consultation.
Gototop
Signature
Name in block letters MRS RITA LAU
Post Title Permanent Secretary for the
Environment, Transport and
Works (Environment)
Date March 2003
Reply Serial No.
ETWB(E)073
Question Serial No.
0734