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MONDAY, MAY 13, 1991

THE DEVELOPMENT OF WAS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED OF FARMING IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY

AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR AGRICULTURE IN HONG KONG, DR LEE SAID HE ON HOW TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT ACCEPTABLE MANNER.

OUT IIE POINTED

THAT TO HELP FARMERS COMPLY WITH WASTE CONTROL SCHEME, THE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT'S LIVESTOCK INITIATED SINCE 1987 ADAPTIVE STUDIES ON AN EFFLUENT-FREE PIG METHOD THE PIG-ON-LITTER (POL) SYSTEM.

THE

HAD

RAISING

WASTES WERE

IN-SITU DECOMPOSED

INTO A SPECIAL BACTERIAL CONDITIONER LANDSCAPING

UNDER THIS SYSTEM, PIG SIMPLE COMPOUNDS BY MEANS OF SAWDUST MIXED WITH PRODUCT AND THE SPENT SAWDUST COULD BE RECYCLED AS A SOIL

NUTRITIONAL VALUE WITH GOOD

AND HORTICULTURAL

FOR

PURPOSES.

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IN TRIALS ON THIS SYSTEM HAVE SO FAR BEEN SUCCESSFUL NOT ONLY

CENTRES EXPERIMENTAL

BUT ALSO IN THE GOVERNMENT

SEVERAL PRIVATE

FARMS," DR LEE SAID.

TECHNICAL

INPUT, THE

WAS ALSO DEPARTMENT CAPITAL FOR INSTALLING THE

APART FROM THIS PROVIDING LOANS TO FARMERS WHO REQUIRED NECESSARY ON-FARM WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES.

THE

PRACTICAL

DR LEE ADDED: "BY BRINGING ACADEMICS AND FARMERS TOGETHER,

DEVELOPMENT OF MORE SYMPOSIUM WILL CERTAINLY LEAD TO THE WASTE TREATMENT AND RECYCLING METHODS."

THIS,

IN TURN, AND CROP

WOULD HELP FARMING AND LIVESTOCK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS,

AT

INTEGRATE THE DEVELOPMENT

THE SAME TIME PROTECT THE HE SAID.

OF

ANOTHER GUEST, MR CHAN

+

THE PUBLIC, SECTORS

LIVESTOCK OF IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND WERE WILLING TO DO

ORDER

COMPLY TO THEY POSSIBLY COULD IN CONTROL.

ALSO KWOK-WAI

FARMERS

SAID LIKE ANY FULLY RECOGNISED

OTHER

THE

WITH THE

LIVESTOCK

WHAT WASTE

THE FIVE-DAY SYMPOS LUM

WILL END ON FRIDAY. IT INCLUDED SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM, AN EXHIBITION, TRAINING COURSES FOR FARMERS

A

FIELD ACTIVITIES.

EXCURSION

FOR

PARTICIPANTS

TO

SEE

LOCAL

A

AND

AGRICULTURAL

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