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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1988

"THROUGH THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MEMBERS CAN ADEQUATELY REFLECT THEIR VIEWS NOT ONLY TO HIS DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ACROSS THE BORDER.

"IN THIS CONNECTION, I MUST PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SPEEDY RESPONSE

ACTION AND ADEQUATE

TAKEN BY THE FEDERATION IN RESPECT OF THE 'POISONOUS CHOI SUM' INCIDENT LAST YEAR, DR LEE ADDED.

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THE FEDERATION ALSO MADE FULL USE OF THE VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY HIS DEPARTMENT, THE DIRECTOR SAID.

TRAINING

UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE FEDERATION AND THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION, 15 FARMERS VISITED AUSTRALIA IN EARLY MAY THIS YEAR TO GAIN FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF VEGETABLE CULTIVATION AND MARKETING AND ΤΟ EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION WITH THEIR OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS.

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DR LEE SAID: "PIG RAISING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CONTINUED

то CONTINUED PLAY AN ACTIVE PART IN LOCAL PIG PRODUCTION. THEY THEIR MEMBERS TO UP-GRADE THEIR BREEDING STOCK AND OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON MODERN PIG PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES.

IN

SOLICITING AND PARTICULARLY

IN

"THEIR FEDERATION, TOO, WAS ACTIVE REFLECTING PIG FARMERS'

то THE GOVERNMENT, RELATION TO THE PROBLEM OF FARM WASTE DISPOSAL.'

VIEWS

THE DIRECTOR ALSO SPOKE OF THE ROLE OF FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT.

"DURING THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, OF THE TOTAL OF $12.2 MILLION

TO LOANED

FARMERS FROM VARIOUS LOAN FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SOME 28 PERCENT WAS CHANNELLED THROUGH THESE SOCIETIES,

THE

THEIR MEMBERS

**AT THE SAME TIME, A TOTAL OF ABOUT $144,000 FROM SOCIETIES' OWN REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS WAS ALSO ISSUED TO TO MEET A WIDE RANGE OF FARM CREDIT NEEDS, " DR LEE SAID.

DURING THE OCCASION, DR LEE ALSO EXTENDED HIS CONGRATULATION TO MR YUNG TIN-TAK, CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, WHO HAD RECENTLY BEEN APPOINTED THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND AWARD OF A BADGE OF HONOUR BY THE QUEEN.

MEMBER OF FISHERIES, ON HIS

A

RECENT

"THE AWARD WAS IN RECOGNITION OF THE VALUABLE SERVICES

RENDERED BY MR YUNG TO HONG KONG AND I AM SURE THAT ALL

PRESENT

WILL

AGREE WITH ME THAT IT WAS WELL DESERVED, DR LEE ADDED.

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