DRAFT SPEECH BY HON ANDREW WONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 27.1.88
Marine Fish (Marketing) (Amendment) Bill 1987
on the Second Reading of the Marine Fish (Marketing) (Amendment) Bill 1987
Mr. ANDREW WONG: sir,
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Sir, I would like to present certain views on the
the subject of this motion/which have been put to me by Dr. HO Kam-fai who is absent today through illness and with which I fully
agree.
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Sir, marketing of marine fish, the Marine Fish (Marketing) Ordinance provides for, nengoethecis, the establishment of a Fish
r, for the orderly landing and efficient wholesale
inter alia
Marketing Organization which operates as a non-profit-making
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concern.
The surplus earnings are to be spent for promoting
the well-being of the fishing population in two main areas of activities. Firstly, educational, health and welfare services are provided for those persons engaged in the fisheries
and for
industry,/their families and dependants.
productivity
Secondly, loans are
granted to fishermen for reduce purposes, such as modernizing their vessels and installing navigational and electronic equipment to boost fishing capabilities.
designated markets
Illegal wholesaling of marine fish, often masterminded
for by criminal or triad elements, has been in existence many Fish sold illegally years and has become worsened recently. outside the apkkaedtages was estimated to be 40,000 tonnes last year at medium to high prices, resulting in a loss of
Fish Marketing K revenue in the order of about $24 million to the organization. l.c. The funds available to the organization for providing
educational, health and welfare services and for making loans are thus considerably reduced. The fishermen are, therefore, victims of this illicit trading. In addition, the general customers and general consumers of seafood have to pay for inflated and marked-up prices, due to profiteering on the part of theate
Syndicates.
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