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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993
GOVT WORKS FOR MINIMUM DISRUPTION OF DREDGING TO FISHERMEN
IT
THAT
ΤΟ ENSURE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION
DREDGING IS THE
MARICULTURE PROJECTS CAUSE AS LITTLE DISRUPTION AS POSSIBLE TO THE INDUSTRY, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
LEE, THE IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ALLEN
CIVIL ENGINEERING SECRETARY SAID ARRANGEMENTS WERE IN PLACE FOR THE
WELL IN DEPARTMENT TO INFORM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT
AFFECT THE ADVANCE
MARICULTURE PROPOSED WORKS WHICH MIGHT OF ANY INDUSTRY.
THE
HAS WELL- AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, IN TURN,
MARICULTURE INDUSTRY ESTABLISHED CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE
THE ADVISORY PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE OF COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.
"THESE CO-ORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE WORKING SATISFACTORILY, MR SIU SAID.
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HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS REVIEWING THE EX-GRATIA MARICULTURISTS TO SEE IF CHANGES WERE REQUIRED TO COVER DISTURBANCE ARISING FROM DREDGING PROJECTS.
FOR
HOWEVER,
HE STRESSED
IT WAS UNLIKELY METHOD WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO LINE WITH THAT FISHERMEN.
ALLOWANCES.
POSSIBLE
THAT
ΤΟ APPLICABLE
THE CALCULATION CATCHER
AFFECTED FISHERMEN
BY
THE REVISED COMPENSATION FOR CATCHER DREDGING PROJECTS WAS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENT AND DURATION OF THE DISRUPTION TO INSHORE FISHING CAUSED BY THE CURRENT DREDGING WORKS OFF TUNG LUNG CHAU AND THE EFFECT ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF INSHORE FISHERMEN.
AFFECTED ANOTHER
WAS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE FACTOR
THE WORKS GROUNDS WOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO RECOVER AFTER DECREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING WORK IN FISHING AND RELATING INDUSTRIES.
FISHING AND THE FISHING-
BE
WHICH
MR SIU SAID IF ANY MARICULTURISTS WERE AFFECTED, THEY WOULD AFFECTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT NEAR THE FISH CULTURE ŽONE IN THEY WERE LICENSED TO OPERATE.
"EVEN IF BUSINESS HAS TO BE SUSPENDED DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME DREDGING GOES ON NEARBY, THE MARICULTURISTS WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME
HE EXPLAINED. OPERATIONS ONCE WORKS IN THE VICINITY HAVE CEASED,
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