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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1994
BY INTRODUCING NEW, PRACTICAL, HE SAID: "IT IS OUR HOPE THAT
OF
AND
CULTURE, METHODS
FARMING
FISH AND ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY
THE CHANGING FARMERS AND FISHERMEN WOULD FIND IT EASIER TO ADAPT TO NEEDS OF SOCIETY AND TO CONTINUE TO SUPPLY FRESH FOODSTUFFS.
THIS WOULD HELP STABILISE THE SUPPLY FOODSTUFFS, HE SAID.
PRICES AND
OF
FRESH
AN
LEE NOTED THAT FARM AND
"ACCREDITED VEGETABLE FARMERS
ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK ON AGRICULTURE, DR SPECIAL FFFORTS WOULD BE DEVOTED TO PROMOTE
BOTH SCHEME THIS YEAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF CONSUMERS.
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HE SAID THE AIM OF THE SCHEME WAS TO ENDORSE ADOPTING AN APPROVED STANDARD OF PRODUCTION.
VEGETABLE FARMS
PESTICIDES WOULD BE PARTICIPATING FARMS' PRACTICE OF USING MONITORED AND THAT PESTICIDE RESIDUE ON THEIR PRODUCE BE FURTHER SPOT- CHECKED BEFORE MARKETING.
BE
ALSO, PRODUCE ORIGINATING FROM THESE ACCREDITED FARMS WOULD
AT THE VEGETABLE MARKETING SUITABLY LABELLED FOR MARKETING ORGANISATION'S ACCREDITED RETAIL OUTLETS.
THEIR
AS RESPONSE TO THE SCHEME BY LOCAL VEGETABLE GROWERS AND COUNTERPARTS IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE WAS ENCOURAGING, IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT THE PROBLEM OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED VEGETABLE SUPPLIES TO KONG WOULD BE FURTHER REDUCED AND THE INTERESTS OF BOTH PRODUCERS CONSUMERS PROTECTED.
HONG AND
LATER THIS YEAR, A LIVESTOCK KEEPING LICENSING SYSTEM UNDER THE OF LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, WITH THE AIM ENSURING THE LOCAL TRADE'S FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT POLLUTING RURAL ENVIRONMENT.
THE
EXPECTED TO TO LOCAL FORMULA" REDUCE WATER POLLUTION,
TURNING TO THE FISHERIES SIDE, THE DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE AFD-DEVELOPED "PELLET FEED MARICULTURISTS THIS YEAR AS THEY WOULD HELP DR LEE SAID.
FOLLOWING
LAST
IN
то
CONJUNCTION
YEAR'S SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT,
REEF WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, OF AN EXPERIMENTAL ARTIFICIAL
WOULD CONTINUE
EXPLORE THE WAN, THE DEPARTMENT AT HOI HA POSSIBILITY OF LARGER-SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF THE REEF TECHNOLOGY IN OTHER LOCAL TERRITORIAL WATERS THIS YEAR.
THIS NEW MEASURE WAS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE THE OF THE DAMAGED MARINE ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVE FISHERIES ACT AS A CONSERVATION DEVICE.
REHABILITATION RESOURCES AND
AFD WAS ACTIVELY MANAGEMENT
ALSO ON MARINE CONSERVATION, DR LEE SAID PREPARING NEW LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE PARKS AND MARINE RESERVES.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED COUNCIL LATER THIS YEAR.
INTO THE LEGISLATIVE
/IN IT'S