THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1987
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FISHERMEN READY FOR STUDY TOUR
THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE. TODAY (THURSDAY) PRESENTED A BANNER TO A DELEGATION OF NINE CHAMPION FISHERMEN AND FISHERMEN'S LEADERS WHO WILL LEAVE ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 21 FOR AUSTRALIA ON A 10-DAY STUDY TOUR.
ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION, THE STUDY TOUR 19 THE SIXTH TO BE UNDERTAKEN SINCE 1981. SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, GUANGZHOU, UNITED KINGDOM AND NORWAY WERE VISITED EARLIER.
DR LEE SAID THE TOURS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FISHERMEN VISIT OTHER COUNTRIES TO SEE THEIR MODERN FISHING TECHNOLOGY MARKETING SYSTEMS AND TO SHARE EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER FISHERMEN,
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"I HOPE THEY WILL MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ GAIN UP-TO-DATE FISHING KNOWLEDGE AND TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR FELLOW FISHERMEN WHEN THEY RETURN, DR LEE SAID.
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THE DELEGATION WILL VISIT THE QUEENSLAND FISH MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, FISH MARKETS IN BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, FISHING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IN CAIRN9 AND SYDNEY AND A MARITIMB COLLEGE IN LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA.
SPORTS FESTIVAL FOR TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS
SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS AND TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS WILL BE A SERIES OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH-LONG NINTH SPORTS FESTIVAL WHICH STARTS ON NOVEMBER 7.
TREATED TO TSUEN WAN
VISITING TEAMS FROM CHINA WILL GIVE A NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES DURING THE FESTIVAL.
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EVENTS RANGING FROM FOOTBALL TO GO-KART RACING WILL BE HELD VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT UNTIL EARLY DECEMBER. SOME EVENTS WILL BE FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND THE ELDERLY.
PARTICIPANTS OF THE SPORTS NURTURE SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD WILL ALSO TAKE PART.
THE FESTIVAL,