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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1979

UK ENVIRONMENT EXPERTS VISIT HONG KONG

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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISERS TO THE UK MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS

DEVELOPMENT HAVE ARRIVED TO STUDY LOCAL POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

DR. R.K. CUNNINGHAM, CHIEF NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISER AND DR. DAVID HALL, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISER, ARE SPENDING A WEEK IN HONG KONG FOR TALKS WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THEY WILL ALSO VISIT THE NEW TERRITORIES TO STUDY LOCAL PROBLEMS.

TODAY (TUESDAY) THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MR. TED NICHOLS TOOK DRS, CUNNINGHAM AND HALL TO THE GOVERNMENT FARM IN SA1 KUNG WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, PLASTIC NETHOUSES, MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND THE PIG MANURE TREATMENT PLANT. THEY WENT BY HELICOPTER TO THE KAT O FISHERIES RESEARCH STATION AND FLEW AROUND THE NEW COUNTRY PARKS GAZETTED LAST WEEK.

PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD SEEN THE POULTRY MANURE TREATMENT WORKS AT PAT HEUNG AND AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENTS AT TAI LUNG AND TA KWU LING GOVERNMENT FARMS.

TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) THEY WILL VISIT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETS WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MR. J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN AND MEET PIG BREEDERS ON TSING YI ISLAND AND IN CASTLE PEAK.

FRIDAY WILL BE DEVOTED TO FISHERIES RESEARCH INCLUDING LAUNCH TRIP ABOARD THE CAPE ST. MARY TO PICNIC BAY, LAMMA ISLAND, TO SEE THE PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TO MARINE CULTURE.

BESIDES MEETING SENIOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES OFFICIALS, THE TWO ADVISERS WILL ALSO MEET THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR. D.G. JEAFFRESON AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISER, DR. STUART REED.

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