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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1991

ISLANDS AND NORTH DB CHAIRMEN RE-ELECTED

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MR LAM WAI-KEUNG OF THE ISLANDS

HANG-YIN OF THE NORTH

DISTRICT BOARD

DISTRICT BOARD AND MR PANG WERE RE-ELECTED CHAIRMEN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DB'S AT SEPARATE MEETINGS TODAY (MONDAY).

BOTH AS

MR LAM AND MR PANG WERE UNCONTESTED, THEIR CHAIRMANSHIP WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICERS AT MRETINGS WHICH WERE THE FIRST OF THE 1991-94 TERM.

THE

THE CHAIRMEN OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD'S FOUR WORKING COMMITTERS WERE ALSO ELECTED AT TODAY'S MEETING. THEY ARE:

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE:

RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE:

SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTER:

DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE:

MR TANG KUN-NIN

MISS NG WAI-FUN

MR TIK CHI-YUEN

MR LAW CHAK-TONG

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MARICULTURE LIAISON GROUP MEMBERS VISIT FISH CULTURE ZONES

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OF

SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE LIAISON GROUP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION THE MARICULTURE CONSULTANCY RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY (MONDAY) TOURED SEVERAL FISH CULTURE ZONES IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES TO SEE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON FISH RAFTS.

THE LIAISON GROUP WAS FORMED LAST DECEMBER FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF A GOVERNMENT-COMMISSIONED CONSULTANCY REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MARINE FISH CULTURE IN

KONG.

HIONG

IT COMPRISED FIVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM FISH CULTURE ZONES OF DIFFERENT REGIONS AND TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD).

ON

THE GROUP IS CHAIRED BY MR ANDREW WONG, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE AQUACULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE UNDER THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (ACAF). IT HAS SO FAR MET THREE TIMES.

THE LIAISON GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LIAISING WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S WORKING GROUP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARICULTURE CONSULTANCY RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS THE MARICULTURE INDUSTRY TO COLLATE OPINIONS AND COMMENTS

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

RECOMMENDATIONS.

ON

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