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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1988

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FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES OF ACAF FORMED

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THE FORMATION OF FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES ΤΟ ADVISE THE NEWLY FORMED ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (ACAF) ON MATTERS PERTAINING то VARIOUS SECTORS

OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES INDUSTRIES, WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).

THEY ARE THE CROP FARMING SUB-COMMITTEE, SUB-COMMITTEE, AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE AND MARKETING SUB-COMMITTEE.

SUB-COMMITTEE,

CAPTURE

LIVESTOCK FISHERIES

THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE ΤΟ ADVISE THE ACAF ON THE FORMULATION OF LONG-TERM POLICIES AND ON THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES.

THE FORMATION OF THESE SUB-COMMITTEES WAS ENDORSED BY MEMBERS OF ACAF AT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S INAUGURAL MEETING HELD THIS AFTERNOON.

MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF ACAF, SAID THE SUB-COMMITTEES WOULD BE CHAIRED BY MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF EACH SUB-COMMITTEE WOULD INCLUDE CO-OPTED PERSONS AND PUBLIC OFFICERS.

THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES ELECTED

AT TODAY'S MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WERE:

CROP FARMING SUB-COMMITTEE:

CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT; VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN KWOK-WAT.

LIVESTOCK SUB-COMMITTEE:

AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE:

CAPTURE

FISHERIES

CHAIRMAN, DR STAN CHEUNG; MR LEUNG CHIK.

VICE-CHAIRMAN,

CHAIRMAN, MR ANDREW WONG;

VICE-CHAIRMAN,

MR SO MOON-CHEUNG.

SUB-COMMITTEE:

MR CHAIRMAN,

LEUNG

TIN-PUI;

MARKETING SUB-COMMITTEE:

VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR CHENG FOR-YAU.

CHAIRMAN, DR ZEE SZE-YONG; VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR YUNG TIN-TAK.

ADVICE

"THE CROP FARMING SUB-COMMITTEE WILL ALSO GIVE FORMULATION OF POLICIES ON THE UTILISATION OF ARABLE LAND AND

DR LEE SAID. PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THEIR USAGE,

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**THE LIVESTOCK SUB-COMMITTEE WILL ADVISE ON ALL MATTERS

OF EXCEPTION PERTAINING TO THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY WITH THE ONLY ISSUE OF LIVESTOCK WASTE WHICH IS PRIMARILY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.'

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/HE SAID