FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1980
DURING THE 20 YEARS.
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CHICKEN PRODUCTION INCREASED FROM 4.8 MILLION HEADS TO 16 MILLION-
LOCAL PIGS SLAUGHTERED INCREASED FROM QUARTER A MILLION TO HALF A MILLION-
* FISHERMEN'S LOAN FUNDS JUMPED FROM $1 MILLION TO
$14 MILLION-
* AGRICULTURAL LOAN FUNDS ROSE FROM $2 MILLION TO
$9.45 MILLION=
* FISHERMEN'S LOANS ISSUED INCREASED FROM $829 000 TO
$5.94 MILLION= AND
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FARMERS LOANS ISSUED ROSE FROM $1.95 MILLION TO $11.5 MILLION.
+AS FISHERMEN AND FARMERS HAVE ALWAYS WORKED HARD AND HAVE BEEN WILLING TO ACCEPT THE NEW METHODS AND TECHNIQUES PROVIDED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THEIR PRODUCTS CAN MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS.
+SOME 91 PER CENT OF OUR MARINE FISH, 68 PER CENT OF OUR CHICKENS, 40 PER CENT OF OUR VEGETABLES AND 20 PER CENT OF OUR PIGS ARE SUPPLIED BY THE LOCAL INDUSTRY, SAID MR KO.
MR KO ALSO NOTED THAT IN RECENT YEARS THE DEPARTMENT HAD SET UP 21 COUNTRY PARKS, PROVIDING LOCAL RESIDENTS RURAL RECREATIONAL AREAS WHERE THEY CAN ENJOY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.+
FANLING SWIMMING POOL CAFE TO LET
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CAFE AT THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD COMMENCING MARCH 15, 1980.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE CAFE, SITUATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX NEXT TO THE SPECTATOR STAND, OCCUPIED AN AREA OF ABOUT 46 SQUARE METRES. IT WOULD SELL SOFT DRINKS AND SNACKS TO THE PUBLIC.
THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER 1978.
+LAST YEAR ABOUT 200 000 PEOPLE USED THE FOUR SWIMMING POOLS -- A HEATED POOL, A SECONDARY POOL, A TRAINING POOL AND A PADDLING POOL,+ HE SAID.
TENDER FORMS AND PARTICULARS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF AUSTIN CENTRE AT 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, KOWLOON.
+TENDERS MUST BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX AT THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS BEFORE 9 AM ON FEBRUARY 15, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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