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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1992
TAKEN TO
TO
ON MARKETING SERVICES, DR LEE SAID MEASURES HAD BEEN EXPAND VARIOUS FIELDS OF BUSINESS AND TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE FISHERMEN.
FOR
THE
ΤΟ
AS
TO
THESE INCLUDED THE PROVISION OF PLACES AND FACILITIES SALE OF LIVE FISH AND TO ASSIST FISHERMEN IN SELLING THEIR CATCHES LARGE COMPANIES IN ORDER TO BROADEN THEIR SALE NETWORK AS WELL SECURE A REASONABLE PROFIT.
OTHER SERVICES HAD ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO THE
THE FURTHER DEVELOP
FISHING INDUSTRY 1N HONG KONG FISHERMEN ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY.
FISHERMEN AND TO HELP
ΤΟ
ISSUED
WERE DURING THE PAST YEAR, LOANS TOTALLING $14 MILLION FROM THE FMO LOAN FUND TO MEET THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE FISHERMEN.
"AS REGARDS TRAINING, THE AFD CONTINUES ΤΟ ORGANISE RADIO-TELEPHONE COURSES, TRAINING CLASSES FOR COXSWAINS AND ENGINEERS,
ΤΟ FISHERMEN AND DEEP-SEA FISHING ENDORSEMENT COURSES FOR THE
EQUIP THEM WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
TO DATE, A TOTAL OF 6,493 FISHERMEN HAD ATTENDED THESE TRAINING COURSES.
MEANWHILE, THE MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAD AWARDED TO 11 FISHERMEN'S SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND LOANS TOTALLING $320,000
AND STUDENTS CHILDREN
UNDERTAKING LOCAL OR
STUDIES OVERSEAS TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS LAST YEAR.
AT
AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO 24 CHAMPION FISHERMEN OF THE YEAR.
COMMENDATIONS WERE ALSO GIVEN TO SIX FISHERMEN WHO HAD RISKED THEIR LIVES AT SEA TO SAVE OTHERS.
CERTIFICATES WERE AWARDED ΤΟ 15 GRADUATES OF THE LOCAL ENGINEER ENDORSEMENT COURSES.
TWO FMO STAFF WHO HAD COMPLETED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WERE EACH PRESENTED WITH A LONG SERVICE CERTIFICATE.
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