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2011 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
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7 Targets - Our Progress and 2011 Aims    

5. Nature Conservation

Long term objective: Formulate policies and implement measures to regulate, protect and manage natural resources that are important for the conservation of the biological diversity of Hong Kong.
2010 Targets
Progress in 2010
2011 Targets
i. Continue implementing the New Nature Conservation Policy, in particular the Management Agreement and Public-Private Partnership - Pilot Scheme.
Achieved.
The Management Agreement projects continued to run with ECF’s funding approval made in end 2009, and which will end by 2012 and 2013.

The Sha Lo Tung project has been undergoing the Environmental Impact Assessment process in 2010.

 

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Continue implementing the New Nature Conservation Policy, in particular the Management Agreement and Public-Private Partnership - Pilot Scheme.

   
ii. Oversee the implementation of the measures to better protect country park enclaves.
   
ii. Oversee implementation of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Bill.
Achieved.
The Legislative Council passed the Genetically Modified Organisms (Documentation for Import and Export) Regulation in late 2010, the Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Ordinance and the Regulation would come into effect on 1 March 2011.
iii. Amend the Schedule of Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance so as to meet international obligations under the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Achieved.
We made preparations in 2010 to amend the Schedule of Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance, including informing stakeholders on the proposed amendments. We informed the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs on the proposed amendments in January 2011. We tabled the subsidiary legislation for the Legislative Council’s negative vetting in end February 2011.

 

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