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PRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1985

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OVER 450 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND THE IR SPOUSES ATTENDED THE DINNER TO BID FAREWELL TO MR GARNER WHO IS GOING TO RETIRE AFTER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

MR GARNER WAS APPOINTED A LIFE MEMBER AND VICE-PATRON OF THE OFFICERS' CLUB FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE STAFF AND WAS PRESENTED WITH A PLAQUE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OFFICERS' CLUB, SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT CHENG CHI-LEUNG.

FISHERMEN GOING ON EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR

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A DELEGATION OF TEN FISHERMEN WHO WILL BE LEAVING ON MONDAY ON A 12-DAY STUDY TOUR OF EUROPE WAS PRESENTED WITH A BANNER TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN. THE TOUR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHER IES DEPARTMENT AND THE FISH MARKETING ORGANIZATION.

SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION, DR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID THAT SINCE 1981 THE DEPARTMENT AND THE FISH MARKETING ORGANIZATION HAD BEEN ORGANISING STUDY TOURS TO ENABLE LOCAL FISHERMEN TO SEE NEW, ADVANCED AND UP-TO-DATE FISHING TECHNOLOGY IN OVERSEAS COUNTRIES.

+ IT IS HOPED THAT THESE VISITS WILL BROADEN LOCAL FISHERMEN'S OUTLOOK ON FISHERIES AND ENABLE THEM TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES WITH THE IR COUNTERPARTS AS WELL AS INCREASE THE IR TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.

+THIS YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ORGANISE A VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND NORWAY TO COINCIDE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES AND MARINE EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND AT THE END OF JUNE, HE SAID.

THE GROUP WILL ALSO VISIT THE FISH MARKET AND FISH PORT AT GRIMSBY, THE SCHOOL FOR FISHING STUDIES AT HULL, FISHING GEAR AND FISH UNLOADING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IN OSLO AND A MARINE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER IN HORTEN.

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