SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1993
AGRICULTURAL CARNIVAL BEGINS TODAY
GET
AGRICULTURAL
LOCAL RESIDENTS AND FOREIGN VISITORS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO A FEEL OF THE FARMING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AT THE "1993 CARNIVAL" WHICH OPENS TODAY (SATURDAY).
ABOUT $7 MILLION, IS THE 20 YEARS. IT WILL
THE CARNIVAL, WITH A PRICE TAG OF LARGEST OF ITS KIND BEING ORGANISED IN MORE THAN LAST UNTIL JANUARY 2.
THE LAST AGRICULTURAL SHOW WAS HELD AT SHEK KONG IN 1972.
THE
EVENT IS FISHERIES DEPARTMENT
JOINTLY (AFD),
ORGANISED REGIONAL
THE AND
AND FISHERIES
JOINT PRODUCTION
THE BY COUNCIL (RC), FEDERATION OF
AND MARKETING
AGRICULTURE
AND
VEGETABLE HONG KONG
SOCIETIES
MARKETING ORGANISATION AGRICULTURAL (JFHKAFPMS).
MORNING BY AGRICULTURE AND
THE CARNIVAL WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS (SATURDAY) A PARTY OF OFFICIATING GUESTS LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE; AND RC'S CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, VERY MEANINGFUL TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THE FARMING COMMUNITY.
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DR LEE SAID THE CARNIVAL WAS OF LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND
DISPLAYS, THE PUBLIC LOCAL AGRICULTURE, ITS
HE HOPES THAT THROUGH VARIOUS TECHNICAL COULD KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
PRODUCE SUCH AS POPULATION WAS VERY
DR LEE SAID THE DEMAND ON LOCAL AGRICULTURAL FRESH VEGETABLES, LIVE PIGS AND POULTRY, IN THE HIGH.
THESE PRODUCE HELPS TO REGULATE AND STABILISE PRICES OF THE FRESH FOODSTUFFS REQUIRED LOCALLY,
LEE
THE SUPPLY AND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND
ABOUT
ADDED, COMPETITION
PROTECTION OF
THE TERRITORY'S
FROM IMPORTED
RURAL ENVIRONMENT.
DR HOWEVER, DEVELOPMENT WAS FACING KEEN RISING PUBLIC CONCERN
HE SAID THE LIMITATION OF LAND SUPPLY ALSO RESTRICTED GROWTH.
IN RECENT TO HELP THE INDUSTRY MEET THESE CHALLENGES, AFD HAD
BREEDS AND VARIETIES YEARS INTRODUCED VARIOUS OVERSEAS HIGH-QUALITY
SUPERIOR BREEDING PIGS AND OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. THESE CHICKENS, SUPERSWEET CORN AND BUTTER LETTUCE AND SO ON.
"AFD
INCLUDE
MANY
HIGHLY
LEE SAID: EFFICIENT,
SUCH AS THE
ON THE PROMOTION OF NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, DR HAD
AND DEVELOPED EXPLORED ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY AND INTENSIVE FARMING TECHNIQUES PIG-ON-LITTER PIG-RAISING METHOD, SOILLESS CULTURE AND ORGANIC FARMING METHOD FOR PROMOTION TO THE INDUSTRY."
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