THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1989
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SURVEY ON STRUCTURES IN FISH CULTURE ZONES
MARICULTURISTS IN HONG KONG'S 28 FISH CULTURE ZONES WERE TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT TO A SURVEY JOINTLY BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT IN RESPECT OF STRUCTURES ON FISH RAFTS ZONES.
BEING CONDUCTED AND THE HOUSING IN ALL DESIGNATED
STAFF THEY WERE ALSO REQUESTED TO CO-OPERATE FULLY WITH SURVEY
OF THE COURSE
THE SURVEY WHICH IS IN THEIR REGISTRATION WORK IN EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO COMPLETE.
OF THE AFD'S MAKING THE APPEAL, THE SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER AQUACULTURE FISHERIES DIVISION, MR K.W. CHAN, SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE SITUATION SURVEY WAS TO GATHER ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT
USAGES OF THESE STRUCTURES OF STRUCTURES ON MARICULTURE RAFTS, THE AND THE PEOPLE USING THEM.
"THIS
INFORMATION
IS
ESSENTIAL
NOT ONLY
IN
ENABLING ORDINANCE
THE MORE
APPEAL OF FISH PROBLEM WHICH MAY BE
DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THE MARINE FISH CULTURE EFFECTIVELY, BUT ALSO IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE ZONES AND IN PREVENTING ANY POLLUTION CAUSED BY DWELLINGS ON RAFTS, MR CHAN SAID.
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YESTERDAY, WILL STARTED
COVER ALL 1,800 THE SURVEY, WHICH
YIM LICENCES IN THREE STAGES WITH THOSE IN LEUNG SHUEN WAN, SHAM WAN,
INCLUDED IN THE TIN TSAI, YIM TIN TSAI (EAST) AND SOK KWU WAN BEING FIRST STAGE.
THE REMAINING ZONES WILL BE COVERED IN THE FOLLOWING STAGES,
AND EVERY MR CHAN SAID THAT THE SURVEY STAFF WOULD VISIT EACH
REGISTER AND PAINT ZONES TO RAFT IN THE
CULTURE FISH REGISTRATION NUMBERS AND DIMENSIONS ON THE STRUCTURES SURVEYED.
FISH
"THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE CAREFULLY ASSESSED AND BE USED AS A BASELINE FOR FUTURE CONTROL PURPOSES," HE ADDED.
WILL
STRUCTURE ON A MR CHAN EMPHASISED THAT THE ERECTION OF ANY FISH RAFT WITHOUT THE PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE MARINE FISH CULTURE REGULATIONS.
IN ADDITION HE WARNED.
"OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $1,000 TO THE CANCELLATION OF THEIR MARICULTURE LICENCES,
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