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UN

TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1988

AND

"THE SIZE OF THE JEWELLERY INDUSTRY HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED, THE VALUE OF ITS EXPORTS HAS INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF 24 PER CENT FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, HE SAID,

HONG KONG'S FREE PORT STATUS ALSO ENABLED MANUFACTURERS TO BE ABLE TO SOURCE MATERIAL AT COMPETITIVE PRICES.

"THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG'S JEWELLERY INDUSTRY IS DUE TO THR FLEXIBILITY AND IMAGINATION OF ITS MANUFACTURERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR ABILITY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST MARKET TRENDS AND STYLES.'

HONG KONG COULD NOW OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF REASONABLY-PRICED, WELL-MADE AND FASHIONABLE JEWELLERY PRODUCTS, HE SAID.

THERE WERE 1,300 FACTORIES WITH A TOTAL WORKFORCE OF OVER 17,000. THE TOTAL VALUE OF GOODS EXPORTED NOW AMOUNTED TO $4,600 MILLION.

24 FARMS CHOSEN FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT

OF

THE STEERING GROUP

THE LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED 24 NOMINATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVESTOCK WASTE TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE FARMS.

THIS

(TUESDAY)

AFTERNOON,

AT THE GROUP'S MEETING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) SUBMITTED A LIST OF 24 LIVESTOCK FARMS FOR MEMBERS' DISCUSSION.

THESE FARMS WERE LOCATED MAINLY IN SHEUNG SHUI, FANLING, TAI PO AND SHA TIN, WHICH WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME.

AN EPD OFFICIAL SAID THAT PENDING THE APPROVAL OF FUNDS, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD APPOINT A CONSULTANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ΤΟ OUT A FURTHER SITE INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT TO SHORT-LIST 15 FARMS FOR DEMONSTRATION OF THE DRY MUCK-OUT, AND PIG-ON-LITTER TREATMENT METHODS.

WET

MUCK-OUT,

CARRY 12 TO HYBRID

HE EXPLAINED THAT OF THE 24 NOMINATIONS, NINE WERE POULTRY FARMS AND FOUR WERE MIXED FARMS.

11

WERE PIG

FARMS,

/GROUP MEMBERS