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PRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989

MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE JOINT FEDERATION LAST YEAR, CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE FEDERATION OF PIG RAISING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES OF HỌNG HONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE NEW TERRITORIES CHICKEN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION AND THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HAD BERN GREATLY STRENGTHENED.

UNDER THE ABLE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN KWOK-WAI, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTER. RESOURCES AND) EXPERIENCE OF THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY TOGETHER WITH THE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS COULD BE EFFECTIVELY POOLED AND UTILISED, SHE

ADDED.

"SERVICES OFFERED TO ITS MEMBERS BY THE JOINT FEDERATION ARE

THE MANIFOLD, WHICH INCLUDE PROMOTING

OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S AGRICULTURE, REFLECTING THE VIEWS OF MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNMENT COLLECTIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY, LIAISING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND OVERSEAS BODIES, AND PUBLISHING THE MAGAZINE 'AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY TECHNOLOGY'

"THE JOINT FEDERATION ALSO ENCOURAGES AND ASSISTS ITS MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SERVICES TO THEIR OWN MEMBERS," SHE

SAID.

EXAMPLES INCLUDED THE INTRODUCTION OF IMPROVED BREEDS OF P103 AND CHICKENS PROM OVERSEAS, THE BULK PURCHASE OF FEED,

VACCINE, FARM MACHINES AND PESTICIDES, WHOLESALING OF PIGS, CHICKENS AND VEGETABLES ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS AND THE ORGANISATION OF SEMINARS ON FARMING METHODS AND STUDY TOURS.

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"FURTHERMORE, THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALSO LEADS IT'S MEMBER SOCIETIES IN CO-OPERATING WITH THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION TO BUILD AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE FIELDS AND IRRIGATION WORKS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE VARIOUS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES. SHE SAID.

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MRS CHAN NOTED THAT DURING LAST YEAR ALONE, MALL PROJECTS WORTH ABOUT $1 MILLION HAD BEEN COMPLETED OR WERE IN PROGRESS.

"THESE HAVE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF FOODSTUFFS TO LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND THE SUPPLY OF HIGH-QUALITY FRESH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AT REASONABLE PRICES.

"HERE 1 WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION BY THE JOINT FEDERATION IN PROMOTING AGRICULTURE IN SHE SAID.

OF THE EFFORTS THE PAST YEAR,

IF

BY THE

JOINT

FEDERATION,

ON THE FARMERS' DAY ORGANISED CHAN SAID THIS OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR HARD-WORKING FARMERS GATHER TOGETHER TO EXCHANGE THEIR EXPERIENCE ON MARKETING TECHNIQUES AND TO ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES.

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