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Fisheries Office
3.
Mercantile Bank Building,
2nd. Floor.
HongKong.
18th October 1945.
I have the honour to submit a report on the Fisheries Organization set up in HongKong since September 6th 1945.
ORGANIZATION.
1. Fisheries Department.
2. Central Union.
3. District Syndicates.
4, Wholesale Fish Market.
1. FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
officer i/c G.A.C. Herklots.
(2nd. Floor, Mercantile Bank Building).
Deputy, Lt. A. Collings R.N.V.R.
Assistant S.Y. Lin.
Staff of Secretary, typist, accountants, clerks, inspectors, and Manager of the Wholesale Market.
2. CENTRAL UNION.
total 17
Staff of Secretary & Assistant Secretary.
total 2
19
3. DISTRICT SYNDICATES.
Aberdeen
staff
Shaukiwan
Cheung Chau
Tai O
4. Wholesale Market, Kennedy Town, staff 67
plus 16
Drivers and fitters for lorries
FINANCE
total 12
total 12
total 12
total 9
total 83
128
Grand Total
147
of above, Government is responsible for the salaries of the Fisheries Department staff and the Central Union staff as listed in 1 and 2. The remaining staff listed in 3 and 4 are paid by the Central Union from funds received as 6% commission on fish sales at the Wholesale Market.
Capital. A sum of $100,000.00 has been loaned by Government
On the sale of fish the to meet the expenses of the Market. seller is paid in cash, less commission, immediately; the buyer does not pay for 24 hours, or later in special circumstances.
A further sum of $100,000.00 has been advanced for the rehabilitation of the fishing fleet. It is being distributed as a loan of $4.00 per head to junk masters, each guaranteed by one other junk master.
FUNCTIONS.
I. FISHERIES DEPARTMENT
This is responsible for policy and its implementation, for advisory work, for the accounts for the payment of loans to the fishermen, for the survey of the fishing fleet and of the junk builders, etc.
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