MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1992
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CHAIRMEN APPOINTED TO AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SUB-COMMITTEES
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AND FISHERIES (ACAF) ITS FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE APPOINTED THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF
FOR THE TERM 1992-94 AT ITS 15TH MEETING TODAY (MONDAY).
THEY ARE:
CROP FARMING SUB-COMMITTEE
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CHAIRMAN: MR CHAN KWOK-WAI VICE-CHAIRMAN: MR YUNG TIN-TACK
LIVESTOCK SUB-COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN: DR STAN CHEUNG
VICE-CHAIRMAN: MR LEUNG CHIK
AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN: THE HON ANDREW WONG WANG-FAT VICE-CHAIRMAN: MR WONG YUNG-KAN
CAPTURE FISHERIES SUB-COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN: PROFESSOR LEUNG TIN-PUI VICE-CHAIRMAN: MR HO TAK-YAU
MARKETING SUB-COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN: DR ZEE ZSE-YONG
VICE-CHAIRMAN: MR YUNG TIN-TACK
A WIDE VARIETIES OF SUBJECTS CONCERNING THE AGRICULTURE FISHERIES SECTORS WERE DISCUSSED AT TODAY'S MEETING.
AND
ON THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME, MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE PROPOSED LICENSING SYSTEM HAD BEEN DISCUSSED AT THE LIVESTOCK SUB-COMMITTEE AND VIEWS COLLECTED DURING THE CONSULTATION PERIOD HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO THE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH.
AS REGARDS FISHERIES, MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT THE AREA OF FIVE FISH CULTURE ZONES - SOK KWU WAN, SHAM WAN, TAP MUN, KAU SAI AND CHEUNG SHA WAN HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO ALLOW THINNING OUT OF EXISTING RAFTS TO IMPROVE FISH CULTURE CONDITIONS. THE ARRANGEMENT WAS GAZETTED IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.
ON THE CAPTURE FISHERIES SIDE, MEMBERS WERE INFORMED THAT JAPAN WOULD HOLD A MEETING IN OCTOBER WITH EIGHT ASIAN COUNTRIES ΤΟ DISCUSS REGIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FISHING VESSELS LESS THAN 24 METRES LONG AND THAT OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WOULD ATTEND THE MEETING.
THE MEETING ALSO LEARNT THAT THE
IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON MIRS BAY HAD INDICATED
REPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL THAT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN MIRS BAY WOULD RESULT IF THE PROPOSAL TO DREDGE THERE WAS TO GO AHEAD.
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