THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1990
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN AT MARICULTURE ZONES
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WEEKS
KUNG WILL A CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IN THE MARICULTURE ZONES IN SAI
го
THE ALERT FISH FARMERS THE NEXT TWO LAUNCHED IN IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN,
BE
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING
OF CEREMONY
THE CAMPAIGN AT LEUNG SAI KUNG
CLEAN CAMPAIGN, MR CAGES HAD BEEN A FOR THE PAST TWO
SHUEN WAN PIER, SAI KUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY), THE CONVENER OF DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON KEEP HONG KONG EDWARD PONG, SAID HIGH-VALUED FISH REARING IN NET GROWING INDUSTRY ALONG HONG KONG'S COASTAL WATERS DECADES.
HAD GIVEN
RISE
TO A
NUMBER
ITS
DEVELOPMENT RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS POLLUTION OF THE ZONES' COASTAL BY LITTERS DUMPED BY FISH FARMERS.
OF AREAS
"THE
WHOLE-HEARTED
SUPPORT
OF
FISHERMEN
IS
OF
PARAMOUNT IS ONLY IMPORTANCE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS, AND IT
GOVERNMENT AND THE FISHERMEN THROUGH CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE
MR PONG SAID. THAT THE MARICULTURE INDUSTRY CAN FURTHER BE DEVELOPED,'
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 28 MARICULTURE ZONES IN HONG
OF THEM ARE LOCATED IN SAI KUNG.
KONG, EIGHT
KUNG HAS BEEN IN OPERATION THE MARICULTURE INDUSTRY IN SAI SINCE EARLY 1970'S. THERE ARE, AT PRESENT, 396 LICENSED OPERATORS.
SEABREAM,
RUSSELL'S
OF
SNAPPER,
FISH PRODUCTION LAST YEAR AMOUNTED TO 933 TONNES, MOST WERE
SPECIES HIGH-VALUED
GOLD-LINED LIKE BROWN-SPOTTED GROUPER AND RED GROUPER.
JOINTLY
ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG THE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN,
REGIONAL SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD, THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, THE
KUNG DEPARTMENT, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE SAI
TO SUPPORT FISHERMEN ASSOCIATION, WAS PART OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDED
SENIOR FISHERY OFFICER OF DR PATSY WONG; SAI KUNG THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FREDERICK TONG; SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN; AND REGIONAL COUNCILLORS, MR WONG WAN YUET-KAU.
SHIU-SANG AND MR
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