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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1987

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FARMERS TO LEARN FROM AUSTRALIA

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A GROUP OF 15 VEGETABLE GROWERS WILL LEAVE ON MONDAY (APRIL 6) FOR AUSTRALIA ON A TEN-DAY TOUR TO STUDY MODERN TECHNIQUES IN VEGETABLE GROWING AND MARKETING AND TO SEE THE LATEST FARM MACHINERIES.

ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION AND THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THE STUDY TOUR, THE TENTH SINCE 1977, IS THE FIRST TO AUSTRALIA,

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DR LAWRENCE LEE, WILL PRESENT A BANNER TO THE GROUP TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO MARK ITS DEPARTURE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE BANNER PRESENTATION TO BE HELD AT 3 PM TOMORROW AT THE AFD HEADQUARTERS' CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE 14TH FLOOR, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.

PRESS VISIT TO GOVERNMENT DOCK YARD

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A PRESS VISIT TO THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD ORGANISED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3 PM ON TUESDAY (APRIL 7).

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO ATTEND THE PRESS VISIT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PIER AT PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, BY 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY.

A MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH WILL TAKE THE PRESS PARTY ACROSS THE HARBOUR TO THE DOCKYARD, LEAVING THE PIER AT 2.40 PM SHARP.

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