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FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1989
OUT
THAT
UNLICENSED
THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER POINTED DWELLING-BOAT FAMILIES WHO COULD BECOME HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF SURRENDERING THEIR BOATS TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT FOR DISPOSAL, WOULD BE REHOUSED IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE, EDUCATION AND LABOUR DEPARTMENTS, WHICH ARE REPRESENTED ON THE WORKING GROUP, ARE LOOKING AFTER THE OTHER NEEDS OF UNLICENSED DWELLING-BOAT FAMILIES, SUCH AS EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN AREAS TO WHICH THEY MAY BE REHOUSED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
FARMERS TO MAKE EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR
A GROUP OF 15 VEGETABLE FARMERS WILL LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW (SATURDAY) FOR THE NETHERLANDS. BELGIUM, FRANCE AND UNITED KINGDOM ON A 13-DAY TOUR TO STUDY MODERN TECHNIQUES IN VEGETABLE GROWING AND WHOLESALE MARKETING.
THE STUDY TOUR, THE 12TH SINCE 1977 AND THE FIRST то EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES, WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION AND THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
THE
AFD
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WAS
THEIR
SPEAKING AT A BANNER PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT HEADQUARTERS TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, SAID THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THESE TOURS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL VEGETABLE GROWERS TO BROADEN FARMING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE BY ACQUAINTING THEMSELVES WITH ADVANCED VEGETABLE CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES AND EXCHANGING VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS.
"FURTHERMORE. THESE VISITS ENABLE THEM TO HAVE AN INSIGHT INTO THE MARKETING PRACTICES FOR VEGETABLES ADOPTED BY ADVANCED COUNTRIES.
"THESE TOURS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPATING FARMERS HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING. PARTICIPANTS HAVE BROUGHT BACK USEFUL TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW AND SHARED IT WITH THEIR FELLOW FARMERS, "HE SAID.
THE GROUP, ACCOMPENIED BY THE AFD'S SENIOR AGRICULTURE OFFICER, MISS VERA SO, WILL VISIT FARMS MARKETS, HORTICULTURAL INSTITUTES AND PLACES OF AGRICULTURAL INTEREST DURING THEIR TRIP.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE GROUP'S ITINERARY WILL BE A VISIT TO THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP AGRICULTURAL SHOWS, WHERE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND ADVANCED EQUIPMENT USED IN AGRICULTURE ARE DISPLAYED.
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