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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1987

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LO TIK WAN FISH CULTURE ZONE BOUNDARIES EXTENDED

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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE EXTENSION OF THE LO TIK WAN FISH CULTURE ZONE ON LAMMA ISLAND UNDER THE MARINE FISH CULTURE ORDINANCE.

THE EXTENSION, WHICH TAKES IMMEDIATE EFFECT FOLLOWING A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, INVOLVES THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE EXISTING ZONE BOUNDARIES, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN ITS DESIGNATED AREA FROM 4.1 HECTARES TO 11 HECTARES.

THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (FISHERIES), DR CHRISTOPHER LEE, SAID THE EXTENSION WAS MADE TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR FISH CULTURE SPACE FROM MARI CULTURISTS.

LO TIK WAN FISH CULTURE ZONE IS AMONG THE MOST POPULAR OF THE 28 FISH CULTURE ZONES DESIGNATED UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

+APART FROM THE 56 LICENSEES ALREADY PRACTISING IN THE AREA, MANY APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS FOR SITES IN LO TIK WAN. THE PRESENT EXTENSION SHOULD BE ABLE TO CATER FOR UP TO 70 APPLICANTS ALREADY WAITING FOR SITES IN THE AREA,+ HE SAID.

DR LEE SAID THE DECISION TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE WAS TAKEN AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND DUE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY MARICULTURISTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THE EXTENSION IS PART OF AN OVERALL REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR ON LOCAL MARICULTURE PRACTICES. THE REVIEW RESULTED IN THE REVISION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF SEVEN FISH CULTURE ZONES AND THE DESIGNATION OF THE YIM TIN TSAI (EAST) FISH CULTURE ZONE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

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REMINDER TO PAY SECOND QUARTER RATES

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RATEPAYERS ARE REMINDED THAT RATES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 MUST BE PAID BY 4 PM ON APRIL 30.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT LATE PAYMENTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE AND A FURTHER SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT ON ACCOUNTS STILL OUTSTANDING SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE.

HE SAID RATEPAYERS SHOULD HAVE BY NOW RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES,

/THOSE WHO .............