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SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1987
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A TOTAL OF TWO PERSONS IN TWO ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY AND HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
ANOTHER 44 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE KEEPING EITHER
NO RECORD OR IMPROPER RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY COULD BE FINED UP TO $50 000 AND JAILED FOR UP TO A YEAR IF THEY WERE FOUND TO BE EMPLOYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS,
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SURVEY OF OYSTER BEDS BEGINS NEXT WEEK
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OYSTER FARMERS IN LAU FAU SHAN WHOSE CULTIVATED OYSTER BEDS FALLS WITHIN THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION ROUTE MARKED OUT TODAY IN THE DEEP BAY FORESHORE ARE URGED TO ASSIST IN THE SURVEY
EXERCISE BEGINNING ON TUESDAY (APRIL 28).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD - APRIL 28 TO MAY 1 - OYSTER FARMERS ARE REQUESTED TO MARK OUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL OYSTER BED BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE ROUTE WITH BAMBOO STICKS.
A SITE COUNTER WILL BE SET UP IN THE LAU FAU SHAN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL WHERE AFFECTED OYSTER FARMERS CAN COLLECT BAMBOO STICKS WITH MARKERS AND REGISTER THEIR PERSONAL PARTICULARS.
THEY SHOULD IDENTIFY THEIR OYSTER BEDS FROM 10 AM TO NOON, AND FROM 2 PM TO 4 PM DAILY BETWEEN MONDAY AND THURSDAY (APRIL 27 AND 30). THE SITE COUNTER WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY (APRIL 27) TO COINCIDE WITH A LOW TIDE TO BE OBSERVED ON THAT DAY.
STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SCENE THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY TO ASSIST THE OYSTER FARMERS IN THE REGISTRATION WORK AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BAMBOO STICKS.
THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WILL FORM ONE OF THE BASES FOR ASSESSMENT OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO ELIGIBLE FARMERS ACCORDING TO A RATE OF $9.4 PER SQUARE METRE OF OYSTER BED UNDER ACTIVE CULTIVATION HAVING A STOCKING DENSITY OF NO LESS THAN 70 CULTCHES PER 100 SQ. METRES.
THE RATE AND BOTTOMLINE DENSITY WAS RECENTLY REVISED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
BEFORE THE
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