THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979
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MORE MONEY FOR FARMERS
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PIONEER VEGETABLE FARMERS INTERESTED IN ERECTING PLASTIC METHOUSES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT-IN-AID FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS, AT THE SPRING DINNER OF THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
THERE ARE NOW SIX PLASTIC NETHOUSES ON HONG KONG FARMS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM A NUMBER OF FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
BUT MR. NICHOLS WARNED THIS GRANT-IN-AID SCHEME CANNOT UNFORTUNATELY, BE INDEFINITELY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE INDUSTRY ́ so THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE INTERESTED WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT WHILST IT IS AVAILABLE.
DURING THE YEAR THE VMO WILL PURCHASE A TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO EXTEND ITS CULTIVATION SERVICES, ESPECIALLY TO FARMERS AIMED AT RE-OPENING FALLOW LAND,
MR. NICHOLS SAID THE VALUE OF VEGETABLES SOLD THROUGH THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE VEGETABLE MARKET LAST YEAR ROSE ALMOST 20 PER CENT DESPITE A 10 PER CENT DECREASE IN THE THROUGHPUT.
+PART OF THIS DECREASE IS UNDOUBTEDLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE IMPACT OF TYPHOON AGNES, BUT IT IS ALSO APPARENT THAT INCREASING LOCAL PRODUCTION IS FINDING ITS WAY INTO THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND AS SUCH BEING DIVERTED FROM THE MORE TRADITIONAL OUTLET, SAID MR. NICHOLS.
TWO CROWN LAND LOTS SOLD
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TWO LOTS OF CROWN LAND WERE SOLD AT AN AUCTION CONDUCTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE IN THE JADE BALLROOM OF THE FURAMA HOTEL TODAY (THURSDAY).
ONE LOT, AT TIN WAN HILL ROAD, ABERDEEN, WAS SOLD TO CHAN SENG YEE ESTATES LTD. FOR $11.1 MILLION OR $20,036.10 PER SQUARE METRE. THE SITE, MEASURING ABOUT 554 SQUARE METRES, IS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES.
THE OTHER LOT, COVERING AN AREA OF 1,550 SQUARE METRES, WAS BOUGHT BY HIP KEE GODOWN CO. (HONG KONG) LTD. FOR $33.8 MILLION OR $21,806.45 PER SQUARE METRE. THE SITE, FOR GODOWN PURPOSES, IS AT WINSLOW STREET, HUNG HOM.
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