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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1980

LIVESTOCK POPULATION DOUBLES IN FOUR YEARS

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THE PIG AND POULTRY POPULATION IN HONG KONG HAS ALMOST DOUBLED DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL SWAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID THAT ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LIVESTOCK CENSUS

UNDERTAKEN BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 1975 AND 1979; THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PIGS INCREASED FROM 386 000 TO 569 000 AND POULTRY FROM 3.7 MILLION TO 6.7 MILLION.

MR RIDDELL-SWAN MADE THESE REMARKS AT THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE MAIZE AND FEED IMPORTERS' ASSOCIATION,

HE DESCRIBED THE POPULATION GROWTH AS +A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE+ AND ADDED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THE IMPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK FEED CONSTITUENTS,

MAIZE IMPORTS ROSE FROM 160 000 TONNES TO 270 000 TONNES AND WHEAT BRAN FROM 50 000 TO 90 000 TONNES DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

+ IT IS A MEASURE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE MAIZE AND FEED IMPORTERS' ASSOCIATION THAT MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF THE FEEDSTUFFS USED IN HONG KONG IS IMPORTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND IT IS IN NO SMALL MEASURE DUE TO YOUR EFFORTS IN SEEKING BETTER AND CHEAPER SOURCES OF GRAINS THAT THE LIVESTOCK FARMERS HAVE AT PRESENT A STEADY SUPPLY OF HIGH QUALITY LIVESTOCK FEED AT REASONABLE PRICES, SAID MR RIDDELL-SWAN.

SPECIAL TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE COURSE *****

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT ONE OF ITS THREE RACE COURSE SPECIAL TRAINS WILL STOP TO PICK UP PASSENGERS AT MONG KOK STATION THIS SATURDAY (MARCH 15).

THE THREE TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION AT 12.05 PM, 12.23 PM AND 12.50 PM. THE SECOND TRAIN WILL ARRIVE AND PICK UP PASSENGERS AT MONG KOK AT 12.38 PM.

THE SINGLE JOURNEY FARE FROM HONG KOK TO RACE COURSE IS $2.

ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, THREE SPECIAL TRAINS WILL DEPART RACE COURSE STATION AT 6.20 PM, 6.42 PM AND 7.17 PM. ALL THESE DOWN TRAINS WILL STOP AT MONG KOK STATION.

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