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SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1977

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OTHER MARINE PRODUCTS ALSO COME IN VARIETIES. BESIDES FISH, WE CAN HAVE ON OUR MENU PRAWNS, SHRIMPS, CRABS, LOBSTERS, SQUIDS, CUTTLEFISHES, OYSTERS, ABALONES, CLAMS, SEA SNAILS, MUSSELS, SEA WEEDS AND EXOTIC SEA SNAKES AND SEA URCHINS NETS OF THE LOCAL FISHERMEN.

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NOT ALL THE FISH WE EAT, HOWEVER, ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN SEA. ABOUT 980 FAMILIES ARE KNOWN TO BE ENGAGED IN REARING MARINE FISH IN CAGES SUSPENDED IN SHELTERED BAYS. ANOTHER 360 FISH FARMERS REAR FRESH WATER FISH IN SOME 1.777 HECTARES OF FISH POND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, MOSTLY IN THE YUEN LONG AREA.

WHETHER IT BE A FRESH STEAMED GROUPER WE SAMPLE IN A SEA- FOOD RESTAURANT OR PLAIN FISH AND CHIPS WE PICKED UP FROM A 'FAST' FOOD SHOP, FOR THE FISH WE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY DAILY, WE ARE INDEBTED TO THESE HARD-WORK ING FISH FARMERS AND THE FISHERMEN WHO WORK SOMETIMES AS FAR AWAY AS THE GULF OF TONK IN OR NEAR THE PARACELS SOME 500 MILES FROM HONG KONG.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 P.M. ON TUESDAY (APRIL 12) TO ENABLE THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO CONNECT WATER PIPES IN THE AREA.

THE PREMISES AFFECTED ARE THOSE IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM TUNG CHAU WEST STREET TO YU CHAU WEST STREET, NOS. 742-888 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, NOS. 483-493 AND 580-690 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, NO, 777 YU CHAU WEST STREET, NO. 77 WING HONG STREET, AND NOS, 603-613 AND 1,002-1,018 TAI NAM WEST STREET.

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