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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1987
CHICKEN BREEDING ENTERS NEW ERA [
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THE CHICKEN BREEDING INDUSTRY IS ENTERING A NEW ERA THROUGH RAISING IMPROVED BREEDS WITH ADVANCED PRODUCTION METHODS DEVELOPED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, SAID THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.
DR LEE SAID THAT BROILERS DERIVED FROM A CROSS-BREEDING PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE SHEK KI BREED AND CERTAIN EXOTIC BREEDS WERE GENERALLY WELL ACCEPTED BY POULTRY FARMERS.
THE IMPROVED COCKERELS FED WITH THE NEW ENERGY RATIONS DEVISED BY THE DEPARTMENT CAN BE RAISED TO MARKETABLE SIZE IN ABOUT 80 DAYS WHILE IT TAKES ABOUT 112 DAYS FOR THE LOCAL SHEK KI BIRDS TO ACHIEVE SIMILAR RESULTS.
SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE THE 38TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CHICKEN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, DR LEE NOTED THAT THE INDUSTRY HAD FACED DIFFICULTIES IN THE PAST, SUCH AS THE CHICKEN HORMONE ISSUE IN 1983.
HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT HAD IMPLEMENTED A SERIES OF MEASURES TO RESTORE THE CONFIDENCE OF CONSUMERS AND THIS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED.
+DURING THE SAME PERIOD, MUCH RESEARCH WORK WAS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE CHICKEN BREEDS AND TO INTRODUCE HIGH ENERGY RATIONS TO HELP THE INDUSTRY TO ADJUST THE NEW SITUATION,+ DR LEE SAID.
HE PRAISED THE NEW TERRITORIES CHICKEN BREEDING ASSOCIATION FOR THE FULL CO-OPERATION GIVEN TO THE DEPARTMENT.
DR LEE NOTED THAT PRODUCTION HAD INCREASED TO 14 MILLION IN 1986, SUFFICIENT TO MEET 43 PER CENT OF LOCAL DEMAND.
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OLD BRIDGES ON ROUTE TWISK TO BE REPLACED
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FOUR BRIDGES ON ROUTE TWISK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE TO BE REPLACED AND UPGRADED TO FULL HIGHWAY STANDARD FOLLOWING THE AWARD RECENTLY OF A $3.88 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.
THE BRIDGES WERE CONTRUCTED BY THE ARMY IN THE LATE 1940'S AND THE SINGLE CELL BOX CULVERTS ARE CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD ACCORDING TO PRESENT STANDARDS.
/THE BRIDGES