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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1987

CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT CONTINUES TO PROSPER

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING PAID TRIBUTE TO MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS OF LOCAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG IN THE PAST YEAR.

REVIEWING LOCAL CO-OPERATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST YEAR AT THE 65TH INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE DAY CELEBRATION DINNER IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, DR LEE SAID THAT THE BUSINESS OF MOST SOCIETIES CONTINUED TO PROSPER.

"VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CONTINUED TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE MARKETING OF VEGETABLES. LOCAL PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES IN 1986 AMOUNTED TO 158,500 TONNES. OF THE 65,600 TONNES OF LOCALLY PRODUCED MARKETED THROUGH THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION, ABOUT HALF WERE HANDLED BY THESE SOCIETIES," HE SAID.

OF

IN ADDITION, THE ANCILLARY SERVICES OF THE FEDERATION VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SUCH AS THE CO-OPERATIVE SALE OF ROTARY CULTIVATORS, PLASTIC BASKETS AND GOOD QUALITY PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES

RESASONABLE PRICES SUCCESSFUL AND TO THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS.

AT

PROVED TO

BE

PROVIDED ADDITIONAL

IN THE PAST YEAR, HE SAID, THE FEDERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING THE CO-OPERATIVE PURCHASE AND SALE OF QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

PART

IN

DR LEE SAID THAT THE FEDERATION ALSO TOOK AN ACTIVE THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

ORGANISATION AND

"IN APRIL THIS YEAR, THE VEGETABLE MARKETING THE FEDERATION SPONSORED A GROUP OF 15 VEGETABLE FARMERS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA TO GAIN FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF VEGETABLE CULTIVATION AND MARKETING AND TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE

INFORMATION WITH THEIR

OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS,

**

HE SAID.

AND

/ON PIG