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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1992
EFFORTS TO BOOST LOCAL PIG INDUSTRY
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TWO REPRESENTATIVES FOR LOCAL PIG FARMERS WILL LEAVE FOR UNITED STATES TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO PURCHASE SUPERB PEDIGREE PIGS FOR RAISING IN HONG KONG.
THIS MOVE IS TO IMPROVE THE LOCAL BREEDING STOCK AND PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY FRESH PORK FOR HONG KONG CITIZENS.
THE REPRESENTATIVES WILL VISIT ADVANCED PIG BREEDING CENTRES IN IOWA, MINNESOTA AND OHIO.
THEY PLAN TO PURCHASE SOME 40 HEADS OF QUALITY BREEDING PIG VALUED AT MORE THAN $400,000.
THESE HEADS WILL INCLUDE MAINLY LARGE WHITE, LANDRACE, HAMPSHIRE AND DUROC WHICH ARE THE MOST POPULAR BREEDS IN THE LOCAL MARKET.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME IN 1988 THAT LOCAL PIG FARMERS PUT IN LARGE INVESTMENT TO INTRODUCE HIGH QUALITY PIG STOCKS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, PRESENTED A BANNER TO THE REPRESENTATIVES
· AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AND PRAISED THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN UPGRADING THE QUALITY OF LOCAL PIGS.
DR LEE SAID THIS COULD BE REGARDED AS INDICATIONS OF REVIVED INTEREST AND CONFIDENCE OF THE PIG FARMERS IN THE LOCAL PIG INDUSTRY.
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TAKING PART IN THE TRIP ARE THE SECRETARY OF THE FEDERATION PIG RAISING CO-OPERATIVES OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES (FPRCS), MR FOK WUI-KO AND A MEMBER-FARMER, MR LEUNG CHI-WAH.
THE CHAIRMAN OF FPROS, MR LEUNG CHIK, WHO ALSO ATTENDED TODAY'S FUNCTION, SAID OVER 20 QUALITY BREEDING PIGS WERE IMPORTED FROM TAIWAN FOR EXHIBITION IN THE FARMERS FESTIVAL LAST MONTH AND THEY WERE INSTANTLY ACQUIRED BY LOCAL FARMERS.
THIS HAD REFLECTED LOCAL FARMERS' CONFIDENCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL PIG INDUSTRY.
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THEREFORE THE FPRCS DECIDED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATES TO BUY MORE QUALITY BREEDING PIGS.
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THE FPRCS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1954 TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT LOCAL PIG INDUSTRY AND ENHANCE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PIG FARMERS.
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APART FROM ACQUIRING BREEDING STOCK, THE FPRCS OPERATES BULK-PURCHASE SCHEME OF ANIMAL FEEDS BENEFITTING MANY PIG FARMERS.
ITS MEMBER-SOCIETIES ALSO PROVIDE CREDIT FACILITIES INDIVIDUAL MEMBER-FARMERS, SOLVING THEIR LIQUIDITY PROBLEM.
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