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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1980

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NEW RESEARCH VESSEL TO BE LAUNCHED

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A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED FISHERIES RESEARCH VESSEL WILL COME INTO SERVICE VERY SOON TO REPLACE THE EXISTING RESEARCH VESSEL, CAPE ST MARY, AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR A MATE TO HELP OPERATE IT.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT AT PRESENT HONG KONG'S FISHING FLEET SUPPLIED MORE THAN 90 PER CENT OF LOCAL DEMAND, WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH.

HE SAID, TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR FOOD FISH, THE DEPARTMENT SPARED NO EFFORT IN SEARCHING FOR NEW FISH STOCKS, DEVELOPING NEW FISHING METHODS AND IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING METHODS.+

+RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ARE CARRIED OUT TO SEEK WAYS OF GREATLY INCREASING FISH PRODUCTION. THE NEW VESSEL, TAI SHUN, WHICH IS A MORE VERSATILE CRAFT THAN CAPE ST MARY, WILL BE BETTER SUITED TO THIS PURPOSE, HE ADDED.

THE NEW CRAFT, FITTED OUT WITH ADVANCED ELECTRONIC FISH- FINDING EQUIPMENT, WILL HAVE A WIDER CRUISING RANGE OF OVER 12 800 KILOMETRES AND A LONGER JOURNEY TIME OF 30 DAYS. BESIDES ITS PRECISE NAVIGATIONAL ABILITY, THE CRAFT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF TESTING OUT DIFFERENT FISHING METHODS.

THE MATE BEING SOUGHT TO HELP OPERATE THE NEW VESSEL SHOULD EITHER HAVE A TRAWLER MASTER CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY OR POSSESS A CLASS 2 (FIRST MATE) CERTIFICATE, A RADAR OBSERVER CERTIFICATE A RADAR SIMULATOR CERTIFICATE AND AN ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL AIDS (OPERATION) CERTIFICATE.

HIS KNOWLEDGE OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH SHOULD BE AT A STANDARD EQUIVALENT TO GRADE E IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B)

IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION.

THE STARTING SALARY WILL BE $4 000 A MONTH. APPLICATION FORMS (GF 340) CAN BE OBTAINED FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF DISTRICT OFFICES, AND THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ROOM 416, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (MAIN WING) 4TH FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN MONDAY (MAY 26).

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