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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1982
AWARDS FOR FISHING CHAMPIONS
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A TOTAL OF 27 CHAMPION FISHERMEN WILL RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION (F.M.O.) TO BE HELD ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE (JANUARY 24).
THE FISHERMEN WERE CHOSEN AS A RESULT OF A COMPETITION BASED ON THE TOTAL VALUE OF FISH LANDED BY FISHERMEN AT THE F.M.0. MARKETS BETWEEN DECEMBER 1980 AND NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.
THE LENGTH AND ENGINE HORSE POWER OF THEIR BOATS WERE ALSO TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE JUDGING.
THE FISHERMEN WERE ALSO GROUPED ACCORDING TO THE TYPES OF VESSELS.
THE WIFE OF ACTING DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MRS C.T. WONG WILL PRESENT THE PRIZES TO THE FISHERMEN.
DR C.T. WONG WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO A TOTAL OF 16 OTHER FISHERMEN WHO HELPED TO RESCUE 57 PEOPLE IN NINE CASES OF ACCIDENTS AT SEA DURING LAST YEAR,
AMONG THE RECIPIENTS OF THESE PRIZES WILL BE TWO FISHERMEN FROM CHEUNG CHAU, MR HO KAM-MING AND MR KWOK TAI-SHING WHO HELPED TO RESCUE 10 CREW MEMBERS FROM A SINKING FISHING VESSEL FOLLOWING
AN ATTACK BY AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF SCARBOROUGH SHOAL NEAR THE PHILIPPINES LAST FEBRUARY.
FOUR STAFF MEMBERS OF THE F.M.O. AND THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE IR LONG SERVICE MEDALS FROM DR WONG FOR HAVING COMPLETED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE EACH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET ON SHEK PAI WAN ROAD, ABERDEEN, AT 10.45 AM ON JANUARY 24, 1982.
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LUNAR NEW YEAR DUTY FREE BRANDY
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PASSENGERS ARRIVING FROM MACAU DURING THE TWO DAYS FOLLOWING LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY (JANUARY 26 AND 27) MAY BRING INTO HONG KONG FREE OF DUTY ONE BOTTLE OF PORTUGUESE BRANDY CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN
1 LITRE, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THIS CONCESSION IS ALLOWED IN LIEU OF NORMAL ONE-QUART BOTTLE OF GRAPE WINE.
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