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SHE SAID GRANTS WOULD BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF "DOLLARS PER SQUARE METRE" ALTHOUGH THE UNIT RATE WOULD BE LESS FOR LARGER FARMS DUE TO ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRANT RATES FOR PIG FARMS ARE $32.6 PER SQUARE METRE FOR FARMS PRACTISING DRY MUCK-OUT AND $211.3 PER SQUARE METRE FOR FARMS PRACTISING WET MUCK-OUT. FOR CHICKEN FARMS, THE RATES ARE $80 PER SQUARE METRE FOR FARMS PRACTISING DRY MUCK-OUT AND $176 PER SQUARE METRE FOR FARMS PRACTISING WET MUCK-OUT.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE APPROXIMATE CAPITAL GRANT FOR A 1,000-PIG FARM PRACTISING DRY MUCK-OUT IS $29,000 AND $169,000 FOR A SIMILAR SIZE FARM PRACTISING WET MUCK-OUT. THE APPROXIMATE CAPITAL GRANT FOR A 10,000-CHICKEN FARM PRACTISING DRY MUCK-OUT IS $43,000 AND $88,000 FOR A SIMILAR SIZE FARM PRACTISING WET MUCK-OUT.
MISS CHUNG SAID FARMERS IN FINANCIAL NEED COULD ALSO APPLY TO AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT FOR LOANS UP TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THAT OF THE CAPITAL GRANT то FINANCE THE REMAINING COST OF TREATMENT FACILITIES.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRANT AND LOAN SCHEME WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE OF $100.3 MILLION OVER A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. THE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE ARE CAPITAL GRANTS AND STAFF COSTS.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, DR STUART REED, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ANNOUNCED THAT LIVESTOCK FARMERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE VARIOUS METHODS OF TREATING AGRICULTURAL WASTE ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPERIMENTAL FARMS AT TA KWU LING.
OFFICERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE HAPPY TO GIVE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE ON ANTI-POLLUTION MATTERS TO FARMERS.
64 RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN HAWKER WORKING PARTY REPORT
"A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH" TO IMPROVE HAWKER PROBLEM
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SIXTY-FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE REPORT OF URBAN COUNCIL WORKING PARTY ON HAWKER AND RELATED POLICIES WHICH WAS MADE PUBLIC TODAY.
"THESE RECOMMENDATIONS COVER A WIDE FIELD MULTI-PRONGED-APPROACH TO IMPROVE THE HAWKER PROBLEM,
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