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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1986

THE BOOK NOT ONLY DETAILS THE ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERVICE BUT ALSO RECAPTURES SOME OF THE MAJOR ISSUES OF OLD HONG KONG.

FOR EXAMPLE, IT TELLS HOW THE ADULTERATED LIQUOR TRADE WAS ONCE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND PEOPLE WERE KNOWN TO HAVE DIED OR LOST THE IR SIGHT BY DRINKING SUCH LIQUOR.

NEW HOME FOUND FOR ANIMALS *****

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HAS FOUND A SUITABLE HOME FOR 13 ENDANGERED ANIMALS BEING KEPT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT.

AMONG THE RARE ANIMALS ARE FIVE RHESUS MONKEYS. A CRAB-EATING MONKEY, A SERPENT EAGLE AND SIX PYTHONS. ONE OF THE PYTHONS, 2.7 METRES IN LENGTH, WAS CAPTURED IN SEPTEMBER IN TIN FU TSAI, INLAND FROM SHAM TSENG.

THESE ANIMALS, PROTECTED UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE, WILL BE FLOWN TO PEKING ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 17) TO JOIN THE BREEDING COLONIES IN THE ENDANGERED ANIMALS BREEDING CENTRE THERE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PRESS BRIEFING ON THE EXERCISE WILL BE GIVEN BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER, DR NORMAN CHENG, AT THE AFD AIRPORT ANIMAL HOSTEL AT 61 CONCORD ROAD (OPPOSITE HAECO BUILDING) AT 9.30 AM ON MONDAY.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE.

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