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SUNDAY, SAPTEMBER 21, 1986

DR CHENG SAID MANY OF THEM ARE EVENTUALLY SENT TO CHINA BECAUSE, FIRSTLY, THEY ARE BROUGHT IN FROM CHINA- SECONDLY, THE SIZE OF THE COUNTRY OFFERS SCOPE FOR THEM TO FIND APPROPRIATE BREEDING GROUNDS AND THIRDLY, TRANSPORT IS RELATIVELY EASY TO ARRANGE.

ANOTHER ASPECT OF IMPORT CONTROL RELATES TO ANIMALS AND BIRDS WHICH ARE IN TRANSIT ONLY.

A SPECIAL PERMIT ISSUED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED BEFORE SUCH AN ANIMAL OR BIRD MAY BE REMOVED FROM A SHIP OR AIRCRAFT.

THE DEPARTMENT RUNS A SPECIAL ANIMAL HOSTEL AT THE AIRPORT TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR THESE TRANSIT' PASSENGERS,

MOVEMENT OF THE ANIMALS OR BIRDS INTO AND OUT OF THE HOSTEL IS SUPERVISED BY MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S IMPORT CONTROL UNIT. DR CHENG EXPLAINED THAT ALL THESE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ARE AIMED AT MINIMISING THE RISK OF THE SPREAD OF DISEASE.

YIN NGAI PRAISED FOR COMMUNITY WORK

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KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, TODAY (SUNDAY) PRAISED THE YIN NGAI SOCIETY IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE IR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A COOKING COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE KWAI CHUNG SOUTH YIN NGA I SOCIETY AT THE KWAI FONG COMMUNITY HALL, MR COAK SAID THE ORGANISATION'S HARD WORK AND ITS GOOD NAME WERE SYNONYMOUS.

+THE CONCEPT OF YIN NGAI WAS TO SET UP WOMEN ASSOCIATIONS FOR HOUSEWIVES TO GET TOGETHER SO THAT THEY CAN EXPAND THE IR HORIZON AND INTEREST BEYOND DOMESTIC LIFE. THEY CAN MAKE USE OF THE IR LEISURE AND DEVELOP THE IR POTENTIAL TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

+MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, HELP ONE ANOTHER AND UTILISE THE IR SPARE TIME TO LEARN NEW THINGS, HE ADDED.

THE KWAI CHUNG SOUTH YIN NGAI SOCIETY WAS THE SECOND WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION SET UP IN THE DISTRICT. IT WAS FORMED IN MAY 1984 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF DISTRICT OFFICE AND NOW HAS ABOUT 100 MEMBERS.

THE SOCIETY HAD ORGANISED A NUMBER OF FAMILY ACTIVITIES SUCH

AS PICNICS, VISITS AND INTEREST COURSES.

THE CONTEST WAS ORGANISED TO PROVIDE HOUSEWIVES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE IR SKILL AND TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE IN COOK ING.

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