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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1991

COUNTRIES VISITED BY HONG KONG FISHERMEN IN PREVIOUS STUDY TOURS INCLUDED SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, CHINA, SINGAPORE, THE UNITED KINGDOM, NORWAY, BASTERN AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED STATES, HOLLAND, GERMANY AND DENMARK.

TO MARK THE DEPARTURE OF THE GROUP, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR HAROLD KWOK, PRESENTED A BANNER TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DELEGATION, MR KWOK SO, THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS IN CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR KWOK POINTED OUT THAT THIS STUDY TOUR GROUP WAS ONE WHICH HAD THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF SELF-FINANCED PARTICIPANTS SO FAR.

"THIS REFLECTS THAT LOCAL FISHERMEN ARB PLACING MORE AND MORE EMPHASIS ON MODERN FISHING TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR OPERATIONS.

SAID.

"IT ALSO SHOWS THAT LOCAL FISHERMEN ARE BETTER

OFF," MR KWOK

MR KWOK HOPED THAT THE FISHERMEN WOULD MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE LOCAL FISHING INDUSTRY ON THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG.

ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR

(FISHERIES), FISHING

DR

PORTS,

AFD'S THE GROUP, LED BY THOMAS YIP, WILL VISIT WHOLESALE FISH MARKETS, BOATYARDS, FISH PROCESSING PLANTS, AND MARICULTURE FARMS IN AUSTRALIA

AND SINGAPORE.

THEY WILL ALSO VISIT FISHERMEN ORGANISATIONS AND SER FOR THEMSELVES THE FISHING FLEET, FISHERIES SERVICE INDUSTRIES AND FISHERMEN TRAINING FACILITIES IN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

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CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE BUILDING MANAGEMENT

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MAPLE

A CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE BUILDING MANAGEMENT WILL BE HELD AT THE STREET PLAYGROUND, SHAM SHUI PO ON SUNDAY {JANUARY 20)

AFTERNOON.

IT IS ORGANISED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

THE PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE POP SINGING, A MAGIC SHOW, A POLICE DOG PERFORMANCE, STALL GAMES AND CHILDREN'S GAMES,

WELL

AS

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION OF ANTI-BURGLARY MEASURES AS THE WORK OF THE FIRE SERVICES AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, POLICE AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.

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