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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1977

VEGETABLE FARMERS TO VISIT BRITISH AGRICULTURE

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FIVE SENIOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HEADED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR. KO HOK, WILL VISIT THE UNITED KINGDOM AT THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR TWO WEEKS.

THEY LEAVE HONG KONG ON JUNE 30 AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MR. CHAU TUNG-CHUEN, SENIOR AGRICULTURAL OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

THE VISIT IS SPONSORED BY THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION TO GIVE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE BRITISH AGRICULTURE AND THE MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AT FIRST HAND, AND TO MAKE CONTACT WITH COMPANIES IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES.

THE GROUP WILL VISIT THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW NEAR KENILWORTH- THE ESTATES OF THE LAND SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION AT FULNEY IN LINCOLNSHIRE- THE MARKET GARDENING INDUSTRIES AT THE FENS THE NEW CONVENT GARDEN MARKET IN LONDON AND THE LANDMASTER MANUFACTURER AT POOLE.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

MR. E.H. NICHOLS DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, WILL PRESENT A GOODWILL BANNER TO THE GROUP OF VEGETABLE FARMERS WHO WILL VISIT UK AGRICULTURE FOR TWO WEEKS.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 12.45 P.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE GOOD DATES RESTAURANT, WATERLOO ROAD.

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