United Nations High Commission for Refugees,
also assists members of fishermen's co-operative
societies. Further credit facilities are available
to fishermen through the revolving loan fund of the
Fish Marketing Organisation. This fund was
established in 1946 and has made loans totalling
HK$36 million; of this, some HK$32.33 million had
1971.
been repaid by the end of the year. The fund's
ceiling was raised to HK$4.5 million in 1971.
The organisation also administers a revolving
loan fund of HK$110,000 financed by the
Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere,
specifically for shrimp fishermen.
The natural resources
4. HMG do not give aid to co-operatives in
Hong Kong, and on the face of it it might be
Cooperatives
difficult to single out this sector of the
economy for special treatment.
The
The attached
table gives details of the 80 registered
fishermen's co-operatives in Hong Kong.
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