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SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1986
THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS, CAR PARKS, FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS, AND DRAINAGE.
IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING TOWN PARK AND NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
WORK ON THE PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING NEW TOWN, IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND LAST ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
FISHING VESSELS FEATURED ON SPECIAL STAMPS
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A SET OF FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS FEATURING DIFFERENT TYPES OF OLD AND NEW FISHING VESSELS SEEN IN THE WATERS AROUND HONG KONG WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 24.
THE NEW STAMPS ARE:
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HAND LINER (50 CENTS) THE HAND LINER IS A SAMPAN OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE DESIGN WHICH HAS BEEN PLYING THE INSHORE WATERS OF HONG KONG FOR MANY DECADES, MAINLY USING HAND LINES FOR FISHING. MANY OF THESE SAMPANS HAVE BEEN MECHANISED AND THEY ALSO SERVE THE MARICULTURE INDUSTRY.
STERN TRAWLER (*1.30) THE MODERN HULL DESIGN OF THE TRAWLER WAS FIRST INTRODUCED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN 1965, ALONG WITH THE CONCEPT OF STERN TRAWLING. FURTHER TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS HAVE SINCE ENHANCED THE FISHING PERFORMANCE OF THIS VESSEL, GIVING IT GREATER MOBILITY AND AN OPERATIONAL RANGE OF UP TO A DISTANCE OF 700 KILOMETRES FROM HONG KONG.
LONG LINER ($1.70) - THE LONG-LINER IS A JUNK OF THE FISHING GEAR IS TRADITIONAL CHINESE DESIGN.
COMPOSED OF A MAIN LINE OF CONSIDERABLE LENGTH WITH NUMEROUS SETS OF HOOKS. AN INCREASING NUMBER OF THESE VESSELS IS BEING REPLACED BY A TYPE OF MORE MODERN DESIGN, HAVING A SPACIOUS DECK, BETTER ALL ROUND SEAWORTHINESS AND EQUIPPED WITH SOPHISTICATED NAVIGATIONAL AIDS.
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JUNK TRAWLER ($5) THE JUNK TRAWLER IS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE DESIGN PRIMARILY CHARACTERISED BY THE LOW BOW AND HIGH STERN. EACH TRAWL-NET IS OPERATED BY A PAIR OF BOATS WHICH CAN FISH IN THE DEEPER WATERS CFF SOUTHERN CHINA. WITH THE INCREASING MODERNISATION OF THE HONG KONG FISHING FLEET. ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF THESE MECHANISED TRAWLERS NOW REMAIN IN SERVICE.
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