TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1979
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YOUNG PEOPLE OF TODAY WERE COMING FORWARD IN GREATER NUMBERS TO JOIN IN THIS SEARCH FOR NEW SOLUTIONS TO OLD PROBLEMS IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT.
+1 HAVE NO DOUBT THAT AFTER THE FINE EDUCATION YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM YOUR TEACHERS AT THIS SCHOOL, YOU, TOO, WILL GO OUT INTO LIFE WITH A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.+
AT TODAY'S CEREMONY MRS. JANE AKERS-JONES PRESENTED THE MRS. TANG CHOI WAI-LING AND THE MR. YUNG CHIU-WOON SCHOLARSHIPS, CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES TO 95 STUDENTS' REPRESENTATIVES.
FAO EXPERT CALLS FOR MORE HELP TO FISHERMEN
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MORE THAN 90 PER CENT OF THE FISH CATCH IN SOUTHEAST ASIA COMES FROM THE ARTISANAL SECTOR, THE DIRECTOR OF FISHERY INDUSTRIES DIVISION OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION, DR. A. LABON, TOLD DELEGATES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SCORRAD) CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE SAID THIS SINGLE FIGURE IS A SIGNIFICANT JUSTIFICATION TO INCREASE EFFORTS IN HELPING THE POOREST SECTOR OF THE FISHERMEN'S FOLK.
+THIS IS ALSO A POLICY OBJECTIVE OF VIRTUALLY ALL GOVERNMENTS AND IT IS THEREFORE OUR DUTY TO INTENSIFY WORK IN THIS FIELD,+ HE SAID.
DR. LABON, FROM THE FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME, IS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS AT THE SCORRAD MEETING OF THE INDO-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION BEING HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
MORE THAN 30 DELEGATES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE FAO ARE ATTENDING THE WEEK-LONG CONFERENCE.
DR. LABON SAID THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF FAO, MR. SAOUMA, ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO WORK IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR.
+HIS PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER COUNTRIES IN THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE HIGHEST STATUTORY BODY OF FAO - THE CONFERENCE, JUST A WEEK AGO AND HAS BECOME ONE OF THE PRIORITY PROGRAMMES OF THE ORGANISATION.
+THE CONFERENCE HAS ALSO ADOPTED A RESOLUTION REQUESTING COUNTRIES TO JOIN EFFORTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES AND THE IR RATIONAL EXPLOITATION, SAID DR. LABON.
HE ADDED THAT THIS BACKGROUND WAS THE FOUNDATION OF WORK IN THE FIELD OF MARINE RESOURCES.
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