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MR CHAN SAID LAST YEAR, HONG KONG PRODUCED 15 MILLION CHICKENS, 650,000 PIGS AND 140,000 TONNES OF FRESH VEGETABLES WITH A TOTAL VALUE AMOUNTING TO $1,600 MILLION, 80 PER CENT OF THE PRODUCTION CAMB FROM MEMBER-ASSOCIATIONS OF THE JOINT FEDERATION.
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THE SECOND FARMERS FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY AFD AND THE JOINT FEDERATION. TO MARK THE OCCASION, THE TAI LUNG FARM WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY (DECEMBER 16).
ATTRACTIONS AT THE OPEN DAY INCLUDE:
EXOTIC
DEMONSTRATIONS ON MODERN CHICKEN FARMING TECHNIQUES, VEGETABLE CROPS, THE PIG-ON-LITTER METHOD AND THE USE OF SPENT SAWDUST AS SOIL CONDITIONER;
GREENHOUSES CATERING FOR MASS SEEDLING CULTURE AND DRIP IRRIGATION;
PRODUCTION,
SOILESS
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A ROSE GARDEN WHERE OVER 40 SPECIES, RARE ONES, OF ROSES ARE CULTIVATED;
INCLUDING SOMB VERY
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AN INSECT MUSEUM PLUS A DISPLAY ON INSECT TRAPS;
AN ORCHARD WITH ITS RICH COLLECTION OF FRUIT TREES PLUS DEMONSTRATIONS ON FRUIT PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES;
A DISPLAY OF FARM MACHINERY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS;
A MUSHROOM LABORATORY; AND
DEMONSTRATIONS ON METHODS TO TEST PESTICIDE RESIDUE ON VEGETABLES.
BESIDES, FRESH LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE WILL BE ON SALE AT
THE FARM.
VISITORS ARE URGED TO MAKE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES ARE LIMITED AT TAI LUNG.
AS PARKING
FERRY
THE JOINT FEDERATION WILL PROVIDE FREE SHUTTLE COACH TO VISITORS FROM THE KCR SHEUNG SHUI STATION NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF CHOI YUEN ESTATE AND OUTSIDE KWONG WAH THEATRE IN YUEN LONG TO ΤΑΙ LUNG FARM DURING THE OPEN DAY PERIOD, I.E. FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
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ALTERNATIVELY, THE PUBLIC MAY GO TO THE TAI LUNG FARM VIA FAN KAM ROAD BY TAKING BUS NO. 77K OR PUBLIC LIGHT BUS NO. SHEUNG SHUI WITH YUEN LONG.
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