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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1988
FARMERS INVITED TO REPORT LOSSES
TODAY
(THURSDAY)
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT INVITED CROP AND POND FISH FARMERS WHOSE CROPS AND FISH STOCKS HAD SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S FLOODING, TO REPORT THEIR LOSSES TO THE DEPARTMENT.
THEY SHOULD MAKE THEIR REPORTS PERSONALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT'S TAU FISHERIES OFFICES OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICES:
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YUEN LONG DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL OFFICE, TAI KIU MARKET,
YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
YUEN LONG,
TAI PO DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL OFFICE, TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
TING KOK ROAD,
TAI PO.
KO PO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE. KO PO, FANLING.
*. SAI KUNG AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE.
HO CHUNG, SAI KUNG,
MUI WO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE, SILVER MINE BAY, MUI WO.
SUFFERED
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IF THE FARMERS HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGES OR EXPERIENCED EXTREME HARDSHIP, AND REQUIRED URGENT RELIEF, THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RELIEF GRANT UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $1,440 FROM THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND..
"AFTER INITIAL REGISTRATION, EACH CASE WILL BE INVESTIGATED, CHECKED AND ASSESSED. AND ONLY GENUINE FULL-TIME FARMERS WHO SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES AND ARE IN NEED OF THE GRANT TO RELIEVE THEIR FINANCIAL DISTRESS, WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE GRANT," HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT UP TO 10 AM TODAY (THURSDAY } A TOTAL OF 40 CROP AND POND FISH FARMERS HAD APPROACHED THE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE.
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING, YESTERDAY'S DOWNPOUR CAUSED FLOODING OF 35 HECTARES OF FISH PONDS IN SAN TIN, KAM TIN, SHEUNG SHUI AND LAM TSUEN, RESULTING
IN THE LOSS OF 65 TONNES OF POND FISH, WORTH ABOUT $760,000.
/IN ADDITION,