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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987
SURVEY ON LIVESTOCK FARMS TOMORROW
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THAT EXISTING PRELIMINARY
SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TOMORROW (THURSDAY) то TAKE STOCK OF FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES UNDER THE LIVESTOCK
A GOVERNMENT SURVEY WILL START LIVESTOCK ELIGIBILITY CONTROL SCHEME.
FARMS FOR
WASTE
"WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTROLS, FARMERS IN PROHIBITION AREAS AND THOSE IN CONTROL AREAS WHO ARE UNABLE ΤΟ COMPLY NEW REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES,
"FARMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY WILL EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS. IN OTHER WORDS, FARMS SURVEY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE,
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HE ADDED.
WITH THE HE SAID.
NOT BE ESTABLISHED
ELIGIBLE FOR AFTER THE
IN THE SCREENED FOR
ALL LIVESTOCK FARMS IN HONG KONG WILL BE INCLUDED SURVEY, EXCEPT STRUCTURES WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLEARANCE BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
PROTECTION
THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
THE THE
PROGRAMME,
THE SURVEY IS PART OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN LEGISLATIVE EFFECT BY THE PASSAGE OF DISPOSAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THE WASTE
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR JUNE
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AUGUST
IN THE THREE MONTHS JUNE AUGUST 1987, BOTH THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATES REMAINED STABLE AT A LOW LEVEL, COMPARED WITH THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MAY 1987, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (WEDNESDAY} BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THESE FIGURES INDICATE THAT THE LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS HAVE REMAINED TIGHT, WITH THE LOCAL WORKFORCE FULLY EMPLOYED.
AUGUST MONTHS
THE SEASONALLY AJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JUNE 1987 WAS 1.8 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1.9 PER CENT FOR THE THREE ENDING MAY 1987 AND THREE PER CENT FOR THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE DECREASE