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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1975
FURTHER STEPS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD INCLUDE AMENDING THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, DEVISING AND SETTING THE EXAMINATION PAPERS, AND DETERMINING WHAT FEES SHOULD BE CHARGED TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE EXAMINATION AND PART OF THE OVERALL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES INVOLVED.
MR. WILLIAMS GAVE AN ASSURANCE, HOWEVER, THAT ALL STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSALS IN THE REPORT WOULD BE TAKEN AS QUICKLY AS PRACTICABLE.
THE REPORT IS CURRENTLY BEING PRINTED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND
IN THE MEANTIME CHINESE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ALOUT A MONTH. ADVANCE. COPIES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS AND INTERESTED PARTIES.
TWO MORE IRRIGATION SCHEMES COMPLETED
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TWO MORE IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES WILL BE HANDED OVER NEXT WEEK TO FARMERS AT LAM TSUEN AND PLOVER COVE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE TWO SCHEMES WERE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VILLAGERS IN THE AREA.
THE ONE IN LAM TSUEN, KNOWN AS THE SHE SHAN IRRIGATION SCHEME, WILL SUPPLY WATER TO ABOUT 31 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND MAINLY USED FOR GROWING VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS.
THE SCHEME CONSISTS OF SIX CONCRETE IRRIGATION WEIRS, 500 FEET OF PIPELINE AND 3,000 FT. OF CONCRETE CHANNELS.
THE OTHER SCHEME, KNOWN AS THE SHAN LIU IRRIGATION SCHEME, COVERS ABOUT SIX ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND UNDER MIXED CROPS IN THE PLOVER COVE AREA.
THE SCHEME COMPRISES ONE CONCRETE IRRIGATION WEIR AND ABOUT 2,000 FEET OF PIPELINE.
NOTE TO EDITORS # YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THE HANDING-OVER
CEREMONY COVERED. IT WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 P.M. ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 4) AT THE TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE.