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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1994
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NEW FEE FOR MARICULTURE LICENCE
THE FEE FOR
THE GRANT
MARINE FISH CULTURE YEAR, THE AGRICULTURE AND
OR RENEWAL OF LICENCES WILL BE REVISED IN OCTOBER THIS FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
BE $7.40 FOR
TO BE EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 20, THE NEW FEE WILL EACH SQUARE METRE OF LICENSED MARINE FISH CULTURE SITE AREA.
FEE, LAST PROPORTION OF
DEPARTMENT SAID THE LICENCE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
ADJUSTED TO RECOVER A GREATER REVISED IN 1989, IS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF LICENSING.
"THE REVISED FEE WILL REPRESENT LESS THAN ONE PER CENT
HE SAID. OPERATING EXPENSES OF A TYPICAL FISH FARM,'
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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE REVISED DERIVED UNDER A NEW AND FAIRER CALCULATION METHOD WHICH BY THE INDUSTRY.
OF THE
FEE HAD BEEN WAS WELCOMED
THE MARINE FISH
+
CULTURE
(AMENDMENT} REGULATION SETS OUT THE FEE REVISION, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
0
1994.
WHICH
SEWAGE CONTRACT SIGNED
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A FOR A MAIN
$116
THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIAPHRAGM WALLS PUMPING STATION ON STONECUTTERS ISLAND.
AWARDED
UNDER THE
STAGE I OF THE THE ASSISTANT KWOK-LEUNG,
CHUNG
THE CONTRACT, THE THIRD STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME (SSDS), WAS SIGNED BY
MR FUND), DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES (TRADING AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR, LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS (ASIA) LIMITED.
TO COLLECT AND AND TSEUNG KWAN 0 AND
THE MAIN FUNCTION OF STAGE I OF THE SCHEME IS TREAT SEWAGE FROM KOWLOON BETWEEN TSUEN WAN FROM THE NORTH EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND.
ON COMPLETION, THE WATER QUALITY IN VICTORIA SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED.
HARBOUR WILL BE
CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS MONTH FOR COMPLETION IN MAY NEXT YEAR.
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