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ACAF MEMBERS RE-APPOINTED
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WEDNESDAY,
5, 199]
THE
RE-APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE ON
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED
13 OF THE
NON-GOVERNMENT MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (ACAF) FOR THE 1991/92 TERM.
THEY ARE MR ANDREW WONG, MR LAU WONG-FAT, MR CHAN KWOK-WAI,
MR MR CHENG FOR-YAU, DR STAN CHEUNG,
HO TAK-YAU, MR IP YEUK-LAM, MR SO MOON-CHEUNG, DR LAM KIN-CHE, MR LEUNG CHIK, DR LEUNG TIN-PU1, MR YUNG TIN-TACK AND DR ZEE SZE-YONG.
MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE ACAF SINCE INAUGURATION IN MAY 1988.
ITS
FROM
CITY
OFFICIAL MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH, THE NEW TERRITORIES REGION OF THE
AND FISHERIES AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE AGRICULTURE
IT IS DEPARTMENT.
CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE.
OF
OF
PROVIDES A FORMALISED THE ACAF, A GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED BODY, CONSULTATION MECHANISM TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES PRODUCTION, ON THE FORMULATION
TO THEIR LONG-TERM POLICIES AND ON MATTERS RELATING
THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES PRODUCTS.
AND
AS
ITS MEMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM THE AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES
AND SECTORS
EXPERTS MARKETING
IN RELATED. FIELDS AS WELL
RELEVANT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES OF OMELCO, THE HRUNG YEE KUK AND BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS.
ON
THE ACAF IS ASSISTED IN ITS WORK BY ITS FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES CROP FARMING, LIVESTOCK, AQUACULTURE, CAPTURE FISHERIES AND MARKETING, LAND FOR FARMING AND THE AS WELL AS THE WORKING GROUP ON MARGINAL
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARICULTURE CONSULTANCY
LIAISON
GROUP ON
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE APPOINTMENT
OF
THE CHAIRMEN AND
OF MEMBERS
THESE
SUB-COMMITTEES, THE WORKING ANNOUNCED LATER.
GROUP AND THE LIAISON GROUP WILL BE
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SELF-FINANCING A MORE PRACTICAL APPROACH
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MOBILISATION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO SERVE RESIDENTS' NEEDS HAS A MORE LASTING EFFECT THAN DEPENDANCE ON GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M.D. CARTLAND, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"SELF-FINANCING IS A MORE PRACTICAL APPROACH ΤΟ DEAL WITH THE HIGHER DEMAND AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE SERVICE RECIPIENTS, HE SAID.
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/MR CARTLAND