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MONDAY, JUNE 3,

1991

ASSISTANCE,

FOR THE SPOKESMAN SAID TO QUALIFY

FINANCIAL

LIVESTOCK

AND) KEEPING

RELATED STRUCTURES SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF THE 1987 FREEZING SURVEY AND RECORDED BEING USED FOR LIVESTOCK KEEPING OPERATIONS.

THE IN

AS

ALSO, SUCH STRUCTURES ARE IN USE FOR LIVESTOCK KEEPING OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE PRE-OPERATIONAL SURVEY.

GATHER

SURVEY

FOR

LIVESTOCK

CONDUCTED THE EPD HAS EARLIER

A PRE-OPERATIONAL

CONTROL AREAS

TO 15 AND 16, WHICH SERVED

DETAILED FARM INFORMATION AND PARTICULARS OF AFFECTED FARM OPERATORS.

WHO

INVITATION LETTERS FOR APPLICATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAVE BEEN SENT ALSO TO CONCERNED FARM OPERATORS. THOSE FARMERS HAVE NOT BEEN SURVEYED SHOULD CONTACT THE RPD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

GENERAL ENFORCEMNT ACTION IN THESE TWO AREAS, AS IN THE CASE

WOULD BE HELD IN IN PHASE 1 STAGE 2 AND 3 CONTROL AREAS,

ABEYANCE PENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE CONTROL SCHEME WHICH IS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THE

HOWEVER, ANY FARM OPERATORS WHO HAVE COLLECTED EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE BUT RESTART BUSINESS THEREAFTER MUST COMPLY WITH CONTROL REGULATIONS. OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION.

PHASE

II CONTROL

UNDER THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME, THE PROGRAMMES COVER ALSO CONTROL AREA 17 (KAM TIN RIVER

AREA), AREA 18 (TIN SHUT WAT ENVIRONS), CONTROL AREA 19 (SAN TIN AREA AND LAU

AREA FAU SHAN ENVIRONS) AND CONTROL

20 (MAIL WU TSAI VILLAGE AND

ENVIRONS).

IMPLEMENTATION OF

CONTROLS

IN THESE AREAS WILL FOLLOW AS

SCHEDULED.

OF

IN PHASE I THE SPOKESMAN SAID SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 2,348 FARMS CONTROL AREAS HAVE CEASED BUSINESS, INVOLVING THE PAYMENT OF A SUM $221.26 MILLION EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE.

ENQUIRIES ON THE APPLICATION

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTED TO THE EPD ON TEL. 685 1111 OR 685 1128.

OF

CAN

BE

0

TIN SHUI WAI TAKING SHAPE

MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD, LED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR TAI KUEN, TODAY (MONDAY) VISITED TIN SHUI WAI TO SEE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN,

THE NEW TOWN IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR THE FIRST POPULATION INTAKE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

THE VISIT WAS ORGANISED BY THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

/ALSO ATTENDING