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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1989

DEMONSTRATION

MEETING TERRITORIES

THE STEERING GROUP ON THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF PROJECTS ON PRIVATE FARMS, MR JOHN BURRETT, TOLD MEMBERS AT A

CITY THAT TODAY

FAR (THURSDAY) ADMINISTRATION HAS ARRANGED FIVE SUCH VISITS.

SO

THE

AND NEW

OTHER PRIVATE FARMS USING

MORE VISITS WILL BE ARRANGED WHEN THE WET MUCK-OUT AND HYBRID METHODS ARE READY FOR DEMONSTRATION.

NINE FARMS

THE STEERING GROUP ALSO PAYS REGULAR VISITS TO THE PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO MONITOR PROGRESS.

MEMBERS, ANOTHER VISIT HYBRID TREATMENT

THE

AT THE REQUEST OF SOME STEERING GROUP

IN TO A POULTRY FARM

FANLING, DEMONSTRATING METHOD, WAS ARRANGED TO TAKE PLACE AFTER TODAY'S MEETING.

DURING THE MEETING, THE STEERING GROUP MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED

DEPARTMENT ON REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRESS OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

THEY WERE TOLD THAT OUT OF THE NINE FARMS PARTICIPATING IN PROJECT, FIVE HAVE ALREADY BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE OPERATORS.

A FARM USING THE PIG-ON-LITTER METHOD PENDING THE COMPLETION OF MINOR WORKS.

BY

THE

THE

IS READY FOR HANDOVER

ANOTHER

FARM USING

THE

WET

MUCK-OUT METHOD

WILL

BE

COMMISSIONED WHEN INSTALLATION OF ANCILLARY FACILITIES IS COMPLETED.

IN SHA OF THE TWO FARMS USING THE HYBRID SYSTEM, THE PIG FARM

IS BEING TRAINED IN TIN IS ALREADY OPERATING AND THE FARM OPERATOR

THE POULTRY THE USE OF THE SYSTEM WHILE TRAINING FOR THE OPERATOR OF FARM IN FANLING WILL START SOON.

OPERATING

SATISFACTORILY,

THE SYSTEMS IN BOTH FARMS ARE PRODUCING EFFLUENTS COMPLYING WITH ANTI-POLLUTION STANDARDS.

CERTIFICATE SAFETY COURSES OPEN FOR ENROLMENT

THE

LABOUR

DEPARTMENT

AND

ON

IN

THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WILL PART-TIME CERTIFICATE COURSES JOINTLY ORGANISE FOUR ONE-YEAR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY STAFF IN INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SUBJECTS, A

THE CERTIFICATE COURSES ARE INTENDED WITH AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION TECHNIQUES AND MORE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN SAFETY-RELATED LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY),

"PREFERENCE WILL

"

BE GIVEN

то

THOSE ENGAGED IN INDUSTRIAL

SAFETY MATTERS, HE STRESSED.

THE COURSES