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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1986
I KNOW THAT I CAN COUNT ON ALL OF YOU TO SHOW THE SAME DETERMINATION, THE SAME COMMONSENSE AND THE SAME SOUND JUDGEMENT IN ADDRESSING THE TASKS WHICH LIE AHEAD AS YOU HAVE SHOWN IN THE PAST. THE STRENGTH OF HONG KONG LIES IN THE CONSTANT SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS ON THE POLICIES WE SHOULD ADOPT, AND ON THE PATH WE SHOULD FOLLOW. THAT WILLINGNESS TO SEEK CONSENSUS IS AN ASSET WHICH WILL SERVE US WELL IN THE YEAR AHEAD.
I WISH ALL OF YOU THE SAME GOOD FORTUNE IN YOUR PERSONAL AFFAIRS AS WE SEEK IN OUR COLLECTIVE ENDEAVOURS.
LOANS HELP FISHING PRODUCTIVITY ****
MORE THAN $16 MILLION WAS GIVEN LAST YEAR IN LOANS FROM THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION LOAN FUND AND OTHER LOAN FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TO HELP LOCAL FISHERMEN INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY,
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE FMO ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY IN THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET.
LOANS TO FISHERMEN FOR PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES CONTINUED TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL FISHING INDUSTRY, HE SAID.
HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT, TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH LOANS, FISHERMEN HAD TO SELL THEIR CATCHES REGULARLY THROUGH THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION WHOLESALE MARKETS.
IN HIS ADDRESS, DR RIDDELL-SWAN ALSO REVIEWED THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION IN MARKETING REPROVISIONING AND IN ITS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
HE LATER PRESENTED PRIZES TO TWO FISHERMEN, MR CHAU WAI-HUNG AND MR CHEUNG KAM-FOOK, FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN SAVING THE LIVES OF SIX PEOPLE AT SEA LAST YEAR.
HE ALSO PRESENTED LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO 18 STAFF MEMBERS OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION WHO HAVE EACH COMPLETED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
MRS RIDDELL-SWAN PRESENTED PRIZES TO 26 CHAMPION FISHERMEN FOR THEIR TOP LANDINGS AT FMO WHOLESALE MARKETS LAST YEAR.
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