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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1989

IN WHICH THAT COUNTED, PRACTICALLY

* ONLY APPLICABLE TO "BACKYARD" AND FREE RANGE POULTRY FARM THE NUMBER OF POULT .Y IS SMALL AND CAN BE IS LESS THAN 1,000.

A LANDS AND

WORKS BRANCH

SPOKESMAN

SAID: "THE RATES WERE VIEWS AS EXPRESSED WAS FORMED

REVISED AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION FARMERS' IN THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES WHICH UNDER THE LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.

"

HE

'THE REVISED RATES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR,

FARMERS WHO HAVE ADDED. "THE NEW RATES WILL APPLY TO THOSE ELIGIBLE

1 THIS YEAR AND AFTER JANUARY

WHOSE CEASED BUSINESS

BY THE VERIFIED BUSINESS HAS BEEN CESSATION OF PROTECTION DEPARTMENT."

COMPLETELY

ENVIRONMENTAL

YEAR. SINCE THE THE RATES WERE LAST REVISED IN FEBRUARY LAST

24 LAST IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME ON JUNE

HAS BEEN RELEASED TO YEAR, OVER $18 MILLION IN EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE AFFECTED FARMERS.

HỌC WORKING GROUP

THE REVISED RATES WERE EXPLAINED TO THE AD ON EX-GRATIA ALLOW/ ICES AT ITS MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY},

AND REPRESENTATIVES, COMPRISES FARMERS' THE

GROUP WORKING

BRANCH, THE CITY AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM EPD, THE LANDS AND WORKS

AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION,

DEPARTMENT.

CRITERIA FOR

LIU TO BETWEEN

TO PREPARE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ELIGIBILITY

A PRE-OPERATIONAL SURVEY EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE, THE EPD HAS CONDUCTED

TSUEN WAN ENVIRONS, SHENZHEN, UPPER IN THE RIVER INDUS, VILLAGE AND ENVIRONS AND TAI LAM CHUNG AREA DURING THE PERIOD MAY 16 AND DECEMBER 22 LAST YEAR.

DURING THE EXERCISE, SOME LIVESTOCK

WERE FARMS

INFORMING

THE

OPERATORS

FOUND TO BE SUCH CASES, EPD OF

LOCKED UP AND AS A RESULT COULD NOT BE SURVEYED. IN

THE STAFF HAD

LEFT

LETTERS IN

FARM

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A FUTURE SURVEY.

AREAS

WHOSE

FARMS

HAVE

NOT

YET

BEEN

FARMERS IN THE ABOVE SURVEYED ARE URGED TO CONTACT EPD BEFORE FEBRUARY 28 THIS YEAR.

EXPLAINING

THE DETAILS OF SOME 4,000 ADVISORY LEAFLETS SCHEME HAD BEEN SENT OUT TO LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN THE ABOVE AREAS WEEK.

THE LAST

AND CAPITAL GRANTS THE NEXT FEW

APPLICATION FORMS FOR EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE AND LOANS WILL ALSO BE SENT TO AFFECTED FARMERS WITHIN DAYS.

FARMERS WHO HAVE ANY QUERIES ARE REQUESTED TO 3-7800126, 3-7804416 OR 3-7801165.

CONTACT EPD ON

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