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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1988

THE HIGH OUTPUT VALUE OF TRANSPORT PROJECTS RECORDED SINCE THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1986 WAS DUE MAINLY TO THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF SEVERAL LARGE PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE TUEN MUN LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IS GIVEN IN THE "REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, 4TH QUARTER 1987" RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE QUARTERLY SURVEY REPORT IS PRICED AT $2 A COPY. IT MAY BE BOUGHT AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, WANCHAI TOWER

19TH FLOOR, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.

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ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234860.

IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURE HIGHLIGHTED

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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, TODAY (TUESDAY) EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURE IN HONG KONG'S LIFESTYLE AND THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE LOCAL FARMING INDUSTRY TO THE FRESH FOOD SUPPLY.

"HONG KONG IS A SMALL TERRITORY AND EXTREMELY DENSELY POPULATED WITH 5.6 MILLION PEOPLE CROWDING ON JUST OVER 1,000 SQUARE KILOMETRES OF LAND, HE POINTED OUT.

**THE LOCAL

POPULATION, TOGETHER WITH OVER FOUR MILLION TOURISTS EACH YEAR, CONSUMES AN AVERAGE OF 1,140 TONNES OF VEGETABLES AND 1,240 TONNES OF FRUIT DAILY.

"THE POPULAR RESTAURANT CUISINE WHICH ATTRACTS MANY LOCAL CUSTOMERS AND FOREIGN VISITORS IS NO DOUBT DUE TO THE GOOD COOKING TECHNIQUE BUT THE GOOD QUALITY OF RAW MATERIALS INCLUDING FRESH HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS MUST HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO ITS SUCCESS.

"ALL THESE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURE IN THE LIFESTYLE OF HONG KONG.'

/DR LE ................