SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1979
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AT THE FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION, THREE SETS OF SLIDES WILL BE SHOWN, PROVIDING USEFUL INFORMATION ON FOOD AND NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND POSTURE AND CARE OF THE EYES, EARS AND ORAL HYGIENE OF THE ELDERLY.
A FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKING SERVICE WILL ALSO BE OFFERED TO VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH TO BE HELD AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL CONCOURSE AT 11 A.M. ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 24). AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, DR. HARRY FANG WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
MECHANISED IRRIGATION BENEFITS FARMERS
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WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF MECHANISED IRRIGATION, MANY HONG KONG FARMERS NOW NO LONGER NEED TO WAIT ANXIOUSLY FOR THE RAIN TO FALL.
MOST OF THEM HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE EFFICIENT AND LABOUR SAVING METHODS OF BRINGING WATER TO THEIR FIELDS THROUGH THE PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
MRS. VERA LEE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CROP DEVLOPMENT UNIT, SAID THAT AS AGRICULTURAL LABOUR FORCE IS BECOMING MORE SCARCE, MECHANISATION WILL BE PLAYING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART IN AGRICULTURE.
+AT PRESENT, THE TWO MOST COMMONLY USED MECHANISED IRRIGATION METHODS ARE THE FIXED HEAD IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND THE ROTARY SPRINKLER.
+THEY ARE COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN IRRIGATING VEGETABLES,+ SHE SAID.
ANOTHER METHOD OF IRRIGATION, MRS. LEE SAID, IS THE OSCILLATING BAR AND MIST BAR, MAINLY USED IN NURSERIES AND FOR SMALL FLOWER PLOTS.
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ALSO EXPERIMENTS WITH NEW IRRIGATION METHODS SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE ADOPTED FOR LOCAL USE.
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