TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1937
DEEP BAY OYSTER BED SURVEY ANNOUNCED
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AN OYSTER BED SURVEY EXERCISE WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN APRIL 28 AND MAY 1 IN THE FORESHORE OF DEEP BAY FOR A MARINE CLEARANCE LATER THIS YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE TIN SHUT WAI DEVELOPMENT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKE AN ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SURV IS TO MEASURE THE AREA OF INDIVIDUAL OYSTER BEDS UNDER ACTIVE CULTIVATION ON THE SEABED OPPOSITE MONG TSENG WHICH IS REUIRED TO MAKE WAY FOR A MARINE TRANSPORTATION ROUTE.
THE ROUTE WILL BE USED AS A CHANNEL TO TRANSPORT DREDGEL MARINE FILL FROM THE GAZETTED DEEP BAY MARINE BORROW AREA FOR LAND FORMATION OF TIN SHUI WAI.
IN PREPARATION FOR THE SURVEY, THE CHANNEL WILL BE MARKED OUT BY SATURDAY (APRIL 25) WITH BUOYS AND PLASTIC FLOATS TO PINPOINT ITS LOCATION AS WELL AS FOR OYSTER FARMERS INVOLVED WHO MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE TO REGISTER THEIR CLAIMS.
MEASURING ABOUT 4.2 KILOMETRES IN LENGTH, THE ROUTE WILL HAVE TWO SECTIONS OF DIFFERENT WIDTHS OF 200 AND 450 METRES WITH THE NARROW END LINKED TO SHORE.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 165 HECTARES OF SEABED WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED FOR THE ROUTE.
ELIGIBLE OYSTER FARMERS AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE WILL BE ENTITLED TO PAYMENTS OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES AND THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY NEXT WEEK WILL FORM ONE OF THE BASES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PAYMENTS.
YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALAN WONG SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE NATURE OF THE OYSTER FARMING INDUSTRY, THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF OYSTER FARMERS CONCERNED IN IDENTIFYING THEIR INDIVIDUAL OYSTER BED IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE SURVEY.
+ IN THIS CONNECTION, WE HAVE SOUGHT THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE LAU FAU SHAN OYSTERS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES OYSTER AND CRUSTACEAN UNITED ASSOCIATION TO INFORM, THROUGH THEM, THE OYSTER FARMING COMMUNITY THE PURPOSE, TIMING AND LOGISTICS OF THE SURVEY.+
NOTICES WERE POSTED ON APRIL 9 AT THE TWO ASSOCIATIONS, THE HA TSUEN AND PING SHAN RURAL COMMITTEES PREMISES AS WELL AS CONCERNED VILLAGE OFFICES TO NOTIFY ALL OYSTER FARMERS IN THE AFFECTED FORESHORE TO TAKE PART IN THE SURVEY AND TO MARK OUT THE OYSTER BED BOUNDARIES UNDER THE IR CULTIVATION.
/MR WONG