TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1994
ROLE OF FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION EXPLAINED
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"DIRECT
THE
MARKETING SALE" SCHEME OF THE FISH
ORGANISATION (FMO) WILL HELP INTRODUCE MORE COMPETITION IN THE WHOLESALING OF IN ITS MARKETS AND BENEFIT ALL INTERESTED PARTIES INCLUDING CONSUMERS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FMO SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE
AT
AGO FOLLOWING SAID
MONTHS THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED TWO COMPLAINTS FROM FISHERMEN OF DIFFICULTIES IN SECURING MARKET PRICE FMO MARKETS.
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"TO ENABLE THE EXISTING AUCTION SYSTEM TO WORK BETTER, THERE IS
OPENING NEED
DIRECT SALE HELPS BY
UP TO BRING IN MORE COMPETITION. NEW MARKET OUTLETS.
BRING BACK IF THE SCHEME IS SUCCESSFUL, MORE FISHERMEN WILL
FMO THEIR CATCH FOR SALE, THUS ATTRACTING MORE WHOLESALERS TO BUY AT
MARKET MARKETS. THIS WOULD CREATE A BETTER AND FREER ENVIRONMENT FOR FORCES TO ACT.
IN PROVIDING NEW MARKET OUTLETS, THE FMO ALSO ATTEMPTS TO BREAK TRIAD INFLUENCE ON FISH PRICES AT WHOLESALE LEVEL.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE "DIRECT SALE" SCHEME WOULD NOT RAISE THE FISH PRICES.
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ALL,
"WHOLESALE OF MARINE FISH AT FMO MARKETS IS BY AUCTION WHICH 19 SUBJECT
APPLICABLE то FREE MARKET FORCES. THE SYSTEM IS INCLUDING FMO.
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HE REITERATED THAT IT WAS IN THE INTEREST OF ALL ENSURE A FREE AND FAIR FISH WHOLESALING SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.
PARTIES
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STAFF OF THE FMO WILL CONTINUE DIALOGUE WITH THE
DIFFICULTIES. THEIR CLARIFY THE NEW SCHEME AND TO UNDERSTAND IMPRESSION OF UNFAIR COMPETITION WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
TRADERS
TO
ANY
THE
BE
HE ADDED THAT FMO HAD NO INTENTION TO TAKE OVER OR REDUCE ROLE OF WHOLESALERS WHO WERE AND WOULD REMAIN THE MAJOR PLAYERS WITHIN
SALE" SCHEME NEWLY THE SYSTEM.
INTRODUCED "DIRECT THE REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME.
WILL
JOSEPH WONG APPOINTED REGIONAL SECRETARY
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH WONG WING-PING AS REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON/NEW TERRITORIES WITH EFFECT FROM NOVEMBER 14.
HE WILL TAKE OVER FROM MISS CHRISTINE CHOW KWAN-TAI, WHO IS
RETIRING.
/BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL