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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1984

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THERE WOULD BE MUCH POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW POOL, AND THE NTSD WOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO IDEAS ON HOW TO USE IT BETTER, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS, HE SAID.

MR BARNES LATER ACCOMPANIED THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, MR LI FOOK WO, TO UNVEIL A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO MARK THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SWIMMING POOL.

ALSO PRESENT WERE THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD; THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR CLIVE OXLEY: THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF KWAI CHUNG AND TS ING YI, MR TAM WING-PONG.

EVENTS HELD TODAY TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE POOL INCLUDED SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING, SAFETY SWIMMING AND CANOE POLO DEMONSTRATIONS, AN INTER-DEPARTMENT RELAY COMPETITION AND AN EXCITING WATER BASKETBALL MATCH.

NEW FISH MARKETS TO MEET DEMAND

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NEW MARKETS FOR THE WHOLESALE OF FISH WILL BE BUILT TO CATER FOR INCREASED DEMAND, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN" SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW $3.5 MILLION TEMPORARY FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION WHOLESALE FISH MARKET AT SHAU KE WAN, DR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID SHAU KEI WAN WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST FISHING PORTS IN HONG KONG AND DESERVED AN EFFICIENT FISH MARKET TO HANDLE THE CATCHES.

THE OLD MARKET BUILT OVER 30 YEARS AGO COULD NOT MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR MARINE FISH AS A RESULT OF THE GROWTH IN POPULATION OF EASTERN DISTRICT.

DR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID: +THE NEW MARKET IS PART OF A SERIES OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE FMO.+

ANOTHER TEMPORARY FISH MARKET AT CHEUNG SHA WAN WILL BE READY FOR OPERATION LATER THIS YEAR, WHILE A NEW IMPROVED FISH MARKET IN TAI PO WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY MAY NEXT YEAR.

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+THESE PROJECTS WILL REPLACE EXISTING MARKETS BUT ADDITIONAL NEW MARKETS WILL ALSO BE BUILT TO CATER FOR INCREASED NEEDS.+

+CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FISH MARKET IN KWUN TONG, WHICH WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARKETS OPERATED BY THE FMO TO EIGHT, WILL START SOON AND REPROVISIONING OF OTHER EXISTING FISH MARKETS IS BEING PLANNED, HE SAID.

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