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Saturday, September 16, 1972
PREPARATIONS GOING AHEAD FOR 1972 AGRICULTURAL SHOW
Temporary stalls for housing agricultural exhibits will soon be set
the site for this year's Agricultural Show
up on the Sek Kong Airstrip
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organised by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department.
The Show, to be held from December 8 to 11, aims at familiarising
the public as well as local farmers with new developments and techniques in both
crop and livestock husbandry.
It should also stimulate public interest in the farming industry and
in the conservation of the countryside.
More than 30 stalls will be set up for staging displays by government
departments, in particular the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, and for
exhibiting items submitted by farmers for competition.
A number of others will be set up by some 30 commercial firms for showing
their products and services.
An entertainment programme is also planned for visitors who are expected
to reach 150,000 this year.
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