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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1989

STRONG ACTION TO STOP MALPRACTICES IN FISH MARKET

THIRD WEEK OF STRINGENT MEASURES WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM THE

MARKETING ORGANISATION'S THIS MONTH IN THE FISH

ABERDEEN WHOLESALE HONG FISH MARKET - THE LARGEST OF THE SEVEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKETS IN KONG WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING ITS MARKETING ORDER.

ΤΟ THE THESE MEASURES WILL TAKE THE FORM OF RESTRICTING ENTRY

IN THE MARKET AND SORTING FLOOR, RESTRICTING THE USE OF HAND HOOKS ALSO PROHIBITING THE MARKING OF FISH BEFORE SALE.

FISH

HAVE BEEN MEASURES MARKETS OF THE FISH MARKETING

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CONTROL

WHOLESALE THE INTRODUCED IN ORGANISATION (FMO).

IN CLOSURE OF THE SORTING FLOOR TO FISH BUYERS WAS IMPLEMENTED

CHEUNG SHA WAN JULY LAST YEAR IN THE

FISH WHOLESALE

MARKET WITH

. CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS.

WILL FISH IS

FROM FEBRUARY 13, FISH BUYERS IN THE ABERDEEN FISH MARKET

MARKET'S SORTING FLOOR WHERE NOT BE ALLOWED ENTRY TO THE LANDED AND SORTED.

THE SAME

STRICTLY WILL

FROM ACCESS TO THIS AREA WILL,

BE DATE, RESTRICTED TO FISHERMEN, THEIR AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, ALL OF WHOM BE ISSUED WITH A PERMIT.

BE

AND FISHERIES THE SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE

THE (WEDNESDAY) DEPARTMENT, MR PHILIP CHEUNG, SAID

STRINGENT WITH THE POLICE AND THE

RECOMMENDATIONS

OF THE

IMPLEMENTED

TODAY JOINTLY

MEASURES WOULD SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN PURSUANCE OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE'S WORKING GROUP ON GANGS.

OUT VARIOUS

HE SAID THAT THESE MEASURES WERE DESIGNED TO ROOT MALPRACTICES DISCOVERED IN THE MARKET INCLUDING THE INFILTRATION OF QUALITY FISH TRIAD MEMBERS ONTO THE SORTING FLOOR, RESULTING IN GOOD BEING PRE-SELECTED, MARKED AND MANIPULATED THROUGH THE SALES PROCESS.

то THE MAJORITY PARTICIPATING IN A FAIR

"THESE MALPRACTICES HAVE MADE IT VERY UNFAIR OF FISH BUYERS WHO ARE IN FACT BARRED FROM AUCTION OF THE FISH.

"IN VIEW OF THIS AND SINCE ALL FISH BUYERS SHOULD WE HAVE DECIDED PURCHASE FISH FROM THE AUCTION FLOOR,

H MR CHEUNG SAID. BUYERS FROM ENTERING THE SORTING FLOOR,

HAD

RECEIVED

188

HE SAID THAT TO DATE, THE FMO FOR SORTING FLOOR PERMITS FROM FISHERMEN, THEIR AGENTS AND OF THE TOTAL, 162 HAD BEEN APPROVED.

BE ABLE то PROHIBIT

TO

APPLICATIONS

EMPLOYEES.

/THE SUCCESSFUL