FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1987
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SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, DR LEE SAID THAT THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY TOURS WERE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL VEGETABLE FARMERS TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, TO LEARN ADVANCED VEGETABLE CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES AND TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH MARKETING PRACTICES ADOPTED BY ADVANCED COUNTRIES.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, THE VISITS ENABLED THEM TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS.
HE NOTED THAT NINE SIMILAR TOURS HAD BEEN ORGANISED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, HOLLAND, JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
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+THESE TOURS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPATING FARMERS HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING AS THEY HAVE BROUGHT BACK USEFUL TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW AND HAVE SHARED IT WITH THEIR FELLOW FARMERS, DR LEE SAID.
WHILE IN AUSTRALIA, THE DELEGATION, ACCOMPANIED BY AGRICULTURAL OFFICER MR C.C. CHAN, WILL VISIT RESEARCH CENTRES, WHOLESALE MARKETS AND VEGETABLE FARMS TO SEE THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN GROWING BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWERS, CELERY AND ROOT CROPS.
THEY WILL ALSO HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AND THE QUEENSLAND CHAMBER OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
BANGLADESH JOINS SPEEDPOST NETWORK
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO BANGLADESH FROM TUESDAY (APRIL 7), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THIS WILL BRING TO 50 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES INCLUDED
IN THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG.
SPEEDPOST ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR TRANSMISSION TO THE METROPOLITAN CITY AREA OF DHAKA, AND THE MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION OF CHITTAGONG, KHULNA AND RAJSHAHI IN BANGLADESH.
ITEMS POSTED ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY FOR THE METROPOLITAN CITY AREA OF DHAKA WILL BE DELIVERED THE NEXT WORKING DAY WHILE THOSE POSTED ON TUESDAY WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE SECOND WORKING DAY. FOR OTHER AREAS IN BANGLADESH DELIVERY WILL NORMALLY TAKE ONE WORKING DAY LONGER.
BOTH +CONTRACT+ AND ON DEMAND+ SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE.
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