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6.

Law

Legal professionals

Legal associate professionals

7.

Education

14

Teaching professionals (post-

secondary, e.g. university and

polytechnic)

Educational administrators

(secondary school principals etc.)

Other teaching personnel

(secondary and primary)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990

3,700

1%

82,700

9%

CLEARANCE OF DWELLINGS ON MARICULTURE RAFT

MARICULTURISTS IN HONG KONG'S 28 FISH CULTURE ZONES WERE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) URGED TO REMOVE OR RECTIFY THE STRUCTURES ON FISH RAFT MEET THE REGULATIONS STIPULATED IN THEIR LICENCES.

TO

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) RECENTLY NOTIFIED INDIVIDUAL MARICULTURISTS WHO USE STRUCTURES ON FISH RAFT AS DWELLINGS TO REMOVE OR RECTIFY THEM ON OR BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED IN A LETTER SENT TO THEM.

THE SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER OF THE AFD'S AQUACULTURE FISHERIES DIVISION, DR PATSY WONG, SAID: "ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE AFD AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR, ALL MARICULTURISTS NOTIFIED HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PUBLI HOUSING OR HAVE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION ON LAND.

"THEREFORE, THERE IS NO GROUND FOR THESE MARICULTURISTS TO REMAIN DWELLING ON THE FISH RAFT.

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SHE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD IN THE PAST REPEATEDLY ADVISED MARICULTURISTS THAT DWELLINGS ON FISH RAFT NOT ONLY CREATED RISK TO LIFE, BUT ALSO PRODUCED UNDESIRABLE IMPACT ON THE FISH CULTURE ENVIRONMENT.

"HOWEVER," DR WONG EXPLAINED, "FOR SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT NEED, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PERMITTED STRUCTURES OF SPECIFIED AREA ON FISH RAFT FOR SECURITY WATCH AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE PURPOSES.

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