WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1978
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GOVERNMENT GIVES BREEDER PIG TO VILLAGERS
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN VILLAGERS OF CHEUNG SHEUNG IN SAI KUNG A BOAR FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.
THE PEDIGREE LARGE WHITE BOAR WAS FLOWN TO THE REMOTE VILLAGE BY HELICOPTER AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS 'LOAN BOAR' WHICH DIED RECENTLY AFTER FIVE YEARS SERVICE. IT HAD FATHERED 5,000 PIGLETS IN THE VILLAGE, WHOSE MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME IS FROM THE SALE OF PIGLETS.
THE AIRLIFT OF THE 240 LB PIG WAS CARRIED OUT WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE ROYAL HONGKONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AND THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. WITHOUT THE USE OF A HELICOPTER, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN EIGHT MEN AT LEAST SIX HOURS TO CARRY THE BOAR FROM THE NEAREST ROAD TO THE VILLAGE WHICH IS 350 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID +CHEUNG SHEUNG IS NOW THE ONLY VILLAGE IN HONG KONG SUPPLIED WITH LOAN BOARS' BY THE DEPARTMENT.
+PREVIOUSLY, SPECIAL CENTRES WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE REMOTE AREAS, SUCH AS CHEUNG CHAU, UNTIL ROAD AND SEA ACCESS MADE THE SUPPLY OF BOARS AND MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AVAILABLE TO ALL PRODUCERS.+
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1978
SALT WATER CUT ****
SALT WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PARTS OF KOWLOON TONG WIL BE INTERRUPTED FOR 24 HOURS FROM 8 A.M. ON FRIDAY (MAY 5).
THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE IS TO ENABLE STAFF OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO SHIFT A VALVE AT JUNCTION ROAD NEAR BROADCAST DRIVE.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY CORNWALL STREET, KAM SHING ROAD, JUNCTION ROAD, LA SALLE ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY. ALSO AFFECTED WILL BE THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND THE LOWER END OF EDE ROAD, NORTH SIDE OF CORNWALL STREET AND BOTH SIDES OF WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND ARGYLE STREET.