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SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1981

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10 000 LOANS MADE BY FISH FUND

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AN AGREEMENT FOR THE 10 000TH LOAN MADE UNDER THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION LOAN FUND WILL BE SIGNED ON MONDAY (JUNE 15) BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN AND THE SHAU KEI WAN (SHEK MIU) MECHANISED SMALL LONG LINER FISHERMEN'S CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY.

OF THE SOCIETY. MR HOW

THE LOAN WILL BE ISSUED TO MR HO NGAU. A FISHERMAN MEMBER

MR HO WILL BE THE 10 000TH BORROWER IN THE LOAN FUND, HAVING SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED FOR A $70 000 LOAN TO REPAIR THE ENGINE OF HIS VESSEL AND TO PURCHASE FISHING GEAR.

THE LOAN FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1946 AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND THE SIGNING CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, IN ROOM 1404, 14TH FLOOR, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON AT 9.45 AM ON MONDAY. MR HO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW BY MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.

SCOUTS SEA ACTIVITIES CENTRE OPENED AT TAI LAM CHUNG

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A SEA ACTIVITIES CENTRE AT TAI LAM CHUNG WAS OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY MRS JANE AKERS-JONES, WIFE OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE CENTRE, WHICH WILL BE OPERATED BY THE SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SCOUTS ASSOCIATION NEW TERRITORIES REGION, MADAM LEUNG SING-TAK, WHO DONATED $50 000 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE PROJECT.

A DONATION WAS ALSO MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.

THE CENTRE IS SITUATED ON A 280 SQUARE METRE SITE BY THE SIDE OF THE TAI LAM CHUNG RIVER WHICH WAS GRANTED BY GOVERNMENT.

IT INCLUDES A 93 SQUARE METRE BUILDING CONSISTING OF OFFICES AND CONFERENCE AND STORE ROOMS.

FACILITIES FOR UP TO 80 PEOPLE INCLUDE CANOEING AND DINGHY SAIL ING.

THE CENTRE IS OPEN FOR USE BY SCOUTS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS. ALSO AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WERE MADAM LEUNG THE DISTRICT OFFICER TUEN MUN, MR BILLY LAM- THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, MR H.C. MA- AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION'S CAMP SITE AND PROPERTY COMMITTEE, MR CHAU CHAM-SON.

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