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SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1979

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REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS FOR SAN SHEK WAN FISHERMEN

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A SPECIAL GOVERNMENT TEAM WILL START WORK ON MONDAY TO REGISTER CLAIMS BY FISHERMEN AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JUNK BAY CONTROLLED TIP,

THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. COLIN BOSHER, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THE TEAM'S BRIEF WOULD BE TO ASSESS THE IMPACT ON FISHERMEN WHO REGULARLY FISH AT SAN SHEK WAN.

PREPARATORY SITE WORK IS TO START SOON ON THE TIP PROJECT. INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEA WALL TO ENCLOSE PART OF THE SEA AT SAN SHEK WAN.

THE TEAM, COMPRISING STAFF FROM THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE. THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, WILL CARRY OUT REGISTRATION ON BOARD A MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH ANCHORED NEAR THE HONG KONG OXYGEN CO. LTD. AT PAK SHIN KOK, HANG HAU, BETWEEN 10 A.M.-1 P.M. AND 2 P.M.-

P.M. DAILY FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND MARCH 19 TO 23.

+FISHERMEN ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN PERSON AND BRING WITH THEN THEIR VESSEL'S MARINE DEPARTMENT LICENCES, IDENTITY CARDS, CREW BOOKS AND FISH MARKET RECEIPTS,+ MR. BOSHER SAID.

+THEY WILL BE ASKED TO SIGN A DECLARATION VERIFYING THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A WITNESS.+

HE SAID VESSELS EXCEEDING 50 FEET IN LENGTH AS SHOWN IN THE LICENCE BOOK AND THOSE NOT LICENSED AS A FISHING BOAT BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 28, 1978, WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION.

AFTER THE FISHERMEN HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED AND THE IR VESSELS INSPECTED THEY WILL BE INFORMED OF THE AMOUNT OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO THEM.

MR. BOSHER SAID THAT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE HOW FAR THE FISHERMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE SCHEME, A DETAILED SURVEY ON THE FISHING ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN THE AREA AND THE AMOUNT AND VALUE OF FISH CAUGHT HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

+AS A RESULT, IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO STREAMLINE THE PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENT OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES AND TO IDENTIFY IMPOSTERS MUCH MORE EASILY, HE ADDED.

NOTICES ON THE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN POSTED AT THE FISHING PORTS AT HANG HAU, LEI YUE MUN. YAU TONG WAN, TIU KENG WAN, TIN HA WAN, CHIK SHA WAN, SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN.

NO FISHERMEN WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR REGISTRATION AFTER MARCH 23 THIS YEAR.

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