SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1979
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THE TRADE INDEX NUMBERS FOR JANUARY 1979 (1973-100) WERE RELEASED AS FOLLOWS:-
VALUE INDEX
UNIT VALUE
INDEX
QUANTUM INDEX
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
235
147
160
IMPORTS
222
152
146
THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX FOR JANUARY 1979 WAS 97.
0
MORE HOMES ON LAND FOR FISHERFOLK
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HONG KONG'S FISHING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN STEADILY MOVING FROM THE IR TRADITIONAL FLOATING HOMES TO SELF-CONTAINED BUNGALOW-TYPE BUILDINGS ASHORE.
WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT OFFICES, NEARLY 9,000 FISHERMEN AND THE IR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN SETTLED ASHORE IN VILLAGE COMMUNITIES SINCE EARLY 1960.
ACCORDING TO MR. CHU PAK-SUI, A SENIOR FISHERIES SUPERVISOR OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE VILLAGES WERE FORMED BY THE FISHERMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
IT IS A SEMI-GOVERNMENTAL BODY CREATED TO IMPROVE THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE FISHING COMMUNITY. ITS FUNCTIONS ARE PRIMARILY TO ASSIST FISHERMEN TO OBTAIN CREDIT TO MODERNISE THEIR CRAFT, EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND HOUSING ON LAND.
AT PRESENT, 69 FISHERMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ARE REGISTERED WITH AFD 10 UNDER THE NAME OF +BETTER LIVING+ CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
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FISHERFOLK AFFILIATED TO THE BETTER LIVING SOCIETIES CAN APPLY TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONVENIENT SITES TO BUILD THEIR OWN HOUSES.
/APART FROM