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THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1989

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SURVEY ON STRUCTURES IN FISH CULTURE ZONES

MARICULTURISTS IN HONG KONG'S 28 FISH CULTURE ZONES WERE TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT TO A SURVEY JOINTLY BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT IN RESPECT OF STRUCTURES ON FISH RAFTS ZONES.

BEING CONDUCTED AND THE HOUSING IN ALL DESIGNATED

STAFF THEY WERE ALSO REQUESTED TO CO-OPERATE FULLY WITH SURVEY

OF THE COURSE

THE SURVEY WHICH IS IN THEIR REGISTRATION WORK IN EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO COMPLETE.

OF THE AFD'S MAKING THE APPEAL, THE SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER AQUACULTURE FISHERIES DIVISION, MR K.W. CHAN, SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE SITUATION SURVEY WAS TO GATHER ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT

USAGES OF THESE STRUCTURES OF STRUCTURES ON MARICULTURE RAFTS, THE AND THE PEOPLE USING THEM.

"THIS

INFORMATION

IS

ESSENTIAL

NOT ONLY

IN

ENABLING ORDINANCE

THE MORE

APPEAL OF FISH PROBLEM WHICH MAY BE

DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THE MARINE FISH CULTURE EFFECTIVELY, BUT ALSO IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE ZONES AND IN PREVENTING ANY POLLUTION CAUSED BY DWELLINGS ON RAFTS, MR CHAN SAID.

**

YESTERDAY, WILL STARTED

COVER ALL 1,800 THE SURVEY, WHICH

YIM LICENCES IN THREE STAGES WITH THOSE IN LEUNG SHUEN WAN, SHAM WAN,

INCLUDED IN THE TIN TSAI, YIM TIN TSAI (EAST) AND SOK KWU WAN BEING FIRST STAGE.

THE REMAINING ZONES WILL BE COVERED IN THE FOLLOWING STAGES,

AND EVERY MR CHAN SAID THAT THE SURVEY STAFF WOULD VISIT EACH

REGISTER AND PAINT ZONES TO RAFT IN THE

CULTURE FISH REGISTRATION NUMBERS AND DIMENSIONS ON THE STRUCTURES SURVEYED.

FISH

"THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE CAREFULLY ASSESSED AND BE USED AS A BASELINE FOR FUTURE CONTROL PURPOSES," HE ADDED.

WILL

STRUCTURE ON A MR CHAN EMPHASISED THAT THE ERECTION OF ANY FISH RAFT WITHOUT THE PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE MARINE FISH CULTURE REGULATIONS.

IN ADDITION HE WARNED.

"OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $1,000 TO THE CANCELLATION OF THEIR MARICULTURE LICENCES,

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