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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1986
ANY REGISTERED VOTER WHO HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR 10 YEARS, IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE NOMINATION DATE, IS ELIGIBLE TO BE NOMINATED.
THE CANDIDATE SHOULD BE NOMINATED BY TEN ELECTORS, INCLUDING ONE PROPOSER AND ONE SECONDER, OF THE CONSTITUENCY.
CANDIDATES NEED NOT LIVE IN THE CONSTITUENCY OR DISTRICT WHERE HE OR SHE SEEKS ELECTION.
NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.
NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE DURING OFFICE HOURS TO THE RESPECTIVE RETURNING OFFICERS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN, AND MONG KOK DISTRICT WHO ARE THE DISTRICT OFFICERS.
NEW FEED FORMULA BOOSTS COCKEREL GROWTH
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HAS DEVISED A HIGH DENSITY DIET WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THE GROWTH RATE IN COCKERELS, THUS REPLACING THE USE OF SYNTHETIC HORMONES WHICH IS BEING DISCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
RICH IN PROTEIN AND ENERGY CONTENTS, THE NEW DIET IS COMPOSED ESSENTIALLY OF A MIXTURE OF MAIZE AND SOYABEAN MEAL, ADDED WITH FAT, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, FISH MEAL, POULTRY MINERAL AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTS.
IT ENABLES COCKERELS TO REACH MARKET WEIGHT AROUND 80 DAYS OF AGE WHEN THE SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BIRDS ARE STILL UNDEVELOPED, AND TO ACQUIRE IMPROVED CARCASS QUALITY, MEAT TEXTURE AND FAT DEPOSITION.
THE NEW FORMULA WAS INTRODUCED TO CHICKEN BREEDERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BY THE DEPARTMENT'S POULTRY HUSBANDRY OFFICER, MISS MABLE LAM, AT A SEMINAR HELD AT A YUEN LONG RESTAURANT THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING.
MISS LAM SAID THAT THE DIET WAS THE RESULT OF TWO AND HALF YEARS' COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIMENTAL WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE DEPARTMENT'S CASTLE PEAK POULTRY BREEDING CENTRE TO GET AROUND THE USE OF HORMONE IMPLANTS IN THE BROILER INDUSTRY.
/SHE SAID