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family ties are sufficiently strong for some Hong Kong beds to be cultivated by China-based farmers. The export of Chinese oysters to Hong Kong forms a large proportion of the total oysters consumed or re-exported in processed form. The cultivation techniques used are similar irrespective of the base of the farmer.
The total area of the oyster beds in Deep Bay is at present about 3100 ha.
Figure 2 Historical Trend of Oyster Production
Wet weight Tonnes 1600 Sources & Legend Morton, B & Wang P(1978) MOR. T.K (1974a) Agriculture & Fisheries Department, Annual Reports Love Pau Shan Oyster Industry Association Sketchmap Arquupisnikutt Ganjdny Otheral popports to Hong Kong 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1954 58 62 66 70 74 76 78 80 YearReorganized table for better readability:
Year Wet weight Tonnes 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1976 1978 1980The reorganized table is not directly derived from the original text, but it represents the data in a more structured format.