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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1988

IN NEED OF

APART FROM THE GRANTS, DISTRESSED FARMERS WHO ARE FURTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE THEIR FARMS MAY ALSO APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR LOW-INTEREST LOANS FROM THE KADOORIE AGRICULTURAL AID LOAN FUND AND THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION LOAN FUND.

POR ARE

"LOANS FROM THESE FUNDS ARE GRANTED TO INDIVIDUAL FARMERS DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CAPITAL AND THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY REQUIRED INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF LIVESTOCK AND FEED, FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, SEEDS, PLANTING MATERIAL AND FARM EQUIPMENT.

"LOANS MAY ALSO BE GRANTED FOR THE ERECTION OF FARM STRUCTURE, LAND FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FISH PONDS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

LOAN INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE

FOLLOWING OFFICES:

A) AU TAU FISHERIES OFFICE,

B)

AU TAU, YUEN LONG.

YUEN LONG DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL OFFICE, TAI KIU MARKET,

C)

YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, YUEN LONG.

TAI PO DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL OFFICE, TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO.

D)

KO PO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE, KO PO, FANLING.

E)

SAI KUNG AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE, HO CHUNG, SAI KUNG.

F)

MUI WO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE, SILVER MINE BAY, MUI WO.

BUS SERVICES TO BE MAINTAINED BEFORE LRT OPENS

THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (KMB) AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) HAVE AGREED TO MAKE A JOINT EFFORT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE BUS SERVICES IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG PRIOR TO THE COMMERCIAL OPENING OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.

THE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TODAY (THURSDAY) AT A MEETING CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MRS ALICE LAI, AND ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF KMB, KCRC AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

/MRS LAI