THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1989
STEERING GROUP MEMBERS VISIT TWO PIG FARMS
MEMBERS OF THE STEERING GROUP ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE FARMS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED TWO FARMS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF TWO EXPERIMENTAL PIG RAISING METHODS DESIGNED то MEET THE GOVERNMENT POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.
LED BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE STEERING GROUP, MR MIKE WATERS. THE GROUP MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENTS FIRST VISITED THE HO WING HUNG FARM IN SHEUNG SHUI WHERE EIGHT PENS OF PORKERS ARE BEING RAISED BY THE PIG-ON-LITTER METHOD.
THE RESULT, ACCORDING ΤΟ THE FARM OPERATOR, HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY AND THE SIX-MONTH EXPERIMENTATION PERIOD WILL END ON AUGUST 19.
THE PARTY LATER WENT TO THE CHENG YIU CHING FARM IN YUEN LONG WHERE THE WET-MUCK OUT METHOD WILL BE USED. THIS METHOD ENABLES ANIMAL WASTE TO BE DRAINED INTO AN AERATION TANK WHERE THE WASTE WILL BE PURIFIED THROUGH A BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS.
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AT PRESENT, INSTALLATION OF FACILITIES AT THE FARM IS STILL UNDERWAY AND COMMISSIONING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MID-AUGUST.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PICKED NINE PRIVATE FARMS FOR THE EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF VARIOUS POLLUTION CONTROL
PROJECTS.
SO FAR, THE PROJECTS ARE OPERATING WITH THE REQUIRED STANDARDS.
EFFECTIVELY AND COMPLYING
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON DB COMMITTEE AGENDA
THE CULTURE,
RECREATION AND SPORTS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (SDB) AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
A SENIOR RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER FROM THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, MR CHARLES CHU. WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE BACKGROUND AND THE SDB'S PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE.
/THE MEETING