TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1984
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YUEN LONC PLAYS MAJOR FARMING ROLE
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YUEN LONG CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER DESPITE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW TOWNS THERE, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
DR RIDDELL-SWAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S NEW DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL OFFICE IN THE TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN YUEN LONG,
+THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES, ESPECIALLY YUEN LONG, HAS FOR A LONG TIME BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL AREA IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
OVER 11 000 FARMERS, OR ABOUT 45 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL AGRICULTURAL WORK FORCE IN HONG KONG, ARE WORKING IN THE REGION.
OUT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL PRODUCTION OF FRESH VEGETABLES, LIVE PIGS AND POULTRY WHICH HAS VALUED AT $1 425 MILLION IN 1983, OVER 50 PER CENT CAME FROM YUEN LONG.
HE ATTRIBUTED THIS TO THE HARD WORK OF THE FARMERS, COUPLED WITH THE IR READY ADOPTION OF UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT AND THE USE OF THE LATEST AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES.
+TO HELP THESE FARMERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FACE OF VARIOUS DIFFICULTIES, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THEM WITH A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES AND CREDIT FACILITIES THROUGH ITS EXTENSION SERVICE, HE SAID,
DR RIDDELL-SWAN EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT WITH THE IMPROVED FACILITIES AT THE NEW OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO SERVE THE REGION'S FARMING NEEDS EVEN BETTER.
TAI PO PRIME SITE AWARDED ****
THE LANDS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A PRIME SITE IN TAI PO NEW TOWN AT A PREMIUM OF $105 MILLION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-RISE COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX UNDER THE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
SCHEME.
THE 1.579-HECTARE SITE, LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWN CENTRE, HAS BES AWARDED TO EARNTRADE LTD, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN HYSAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD, HS IN CHONG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD AND WONG AND OUYANG (HK) LTD.
/THE AGREEMENT
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