Guest guest Posted October 29, 2002 Report Share Posted October 29, 2002 ***************************Advertisement*************************** TechCentral http://star-techcentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from thestar.com.my URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/10/25/nation/pkduit3 & sec=nation ________________________ Friday, October 25, 2002 CM: Marine parks will not displace fishing communities MUGUNTAN VANAR and RUBEN SARIO at the Sabah State Assembly Thursday MARINE parks which are being gazetted in various parts of the state will not displace fishing communities living in the area, said Chief Minister Datuk Chong Kah Kiat. Dispelling concerns by government backbenchers, he said Sabah Parks, which would be managing such parks, would assist the fishing community to further improve their socio-economic conditions. Chong said the gazetting of marine parks was aimed at improving income and job opportunities for locals in the area through proper management of marine resources, using environmentally-friendly methods. He said the Government planned to set up a marine park in Sabah & #8217;s northern Kudat region which would involve 50 islands in the waters around Marudu Bay that bordered Sabah & #8217;s Exclusive Economic Zone in the Balabac Straits between the Sulu Sea and South China Sea. He explained that the proposed marine park would be the largest after the soon-to-be launched Tun Sakaran Marine Park, off Semporna, and the existing Turtle Island Park, off Sandakan, and Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, off Kota Kinabalu. To another question, Assistant Tourism, Environment Development, Science and Technology Minister Datuk Karim Bujang said pollution along the Kinabatangan River was still within “acceptable levels. & #8217; & #8217; He said that a special pollution monitoring committee headed by the Kinabatangan district officer continuously monitored discharge by oil palm plantations and palm oil factories along the river. <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2002 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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