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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1989
DEMONSTRATION
MEETING TERRITORIES
THE STEERING GROUP ON THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF PROJECTS ON PRIVATE FARMS, MR JOHN BURRETT, TOLD MEMBERS AT A
CITY THAT TODAY
FAR (THURSDAY) ADMINISTRATION HAS ARRANGED FIVE SUCH VISITS.
SO
THE
AND NEW
OTHER PRIVATE FARMS USING
MORE VISITS WILL BE ARRANGED WHEN THE WET MUCK-OUT AND HYBRID METHODS ARE READY FOR DEMONSTRATION.
NINE FARMS
THE STEERING GROUP ALSO PAYS REGULAR VISITS TO THE PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO MONITOR PROGRESS.
MEMBERS, ANOTHER VISIT HYBRID TREATMENT
THE
AT THE REQUEST OF SOME STEERING GROUP
IN TO A POULTRY FARM
FANLING, DEMONSTRATING METHOD, WAS ARRANGED TO TAKE PLACE AFTER TODAY'S MEETING.
DURING THE MEETING, THE STEERING GROUP MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED
DEPARTMENT ON REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRESS OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT OUT OF THE NINE FARMS PARTICIPATING IN PROJECT, FIVE HAVE ALREADY BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE OPERATORS.
A FARM USING THE PIG-ON-LITTER METHOD PENDING THE COMPLETION OF MINOR WORKS.
BY
THE
THE
IS READY FOR HANDOVER
ANOTHER
FARM USING
THE
WET
MUCK-OUT METHOD
WILL
BE
COMMISSIONED WHEN INSTALLATION OF ANCILLARY FACILITIES IS COMPLETED.
IN SHA OF THE TWO FARMS USING THE HYBRID SYSTEM, THE PIG FARM
IS BEING TRAINED IN TIN IS ALREADY OPERATING AND THE FARM OPERATOR
THE POULTRY THE USE OF THE SYSTEM WHILE TRAINING FOR THE OPERATOR OF FARM IN FANLING WILL START SOON.
OPERATING
SATISFACTORILY,
THE SYSTEMS IN BOTH FARMS ARE PRODUCING EFFLUENTS COMPLYING WITH ANTI-POLLUTION STANDARDS.
CERTIFICATE SAFETY COURSES OPEN FOR ENROLMENT
THE
LABOUR
DEPARTMENT
AND
ON
IN
THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WILL PART-TIME CERTIFICATE COURSES JOINTLY ORGANISE FOUR ONE-YEAR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY STAFF IN INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SUBJECTS, A
THE CERTIFICATE COURSES ARE INTENDED WITH AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION TECHNIQUES AND MORE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN SAFETY-RELATED LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY),
"PREFERENCE WILL
"
BE GIVEN
то
THOSE ENGAGED IN INDUSTRIAL
SAFETY MATTERS, HE STRESSED.
THE COURSES