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MONDAY, JULY 22, 1991
NEVERTHELESS SHE STRESSED THAT MUCH WORK STILL LEFT TO BE DONE AND THAT THE COMMITTEE'S WORK WAS GETTING MORE
AND COMPLEX
CHALLENGING.
"AT THIS SESSION, THE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY MARINE EXPANDING ITS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE FISHERIES BUT ALSO INLAND FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE, FISH PROCESSING FISH MARKETING.
AND
PRESSING PROBLEMS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
"YOU WILL NEED TO ADDRESS THE NOW VERY OVER-EXPLOITATION OF THE FISH RESOURCES IN THE THE DEGRADATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN THE REGION.
"IN
THERE ARE ADDITION,
COMPETING INTERESTS RECONCILED AND ANY PROPOSALS OR RECOMMENDATIONS YOU MAKE WILL NEED TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE SHORTAGE OF
LIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEM, MRS CHAN SAID.
MANY
TO
BE
TO
FUNDS
FISHING INDUSTRY, WHICH
LOCAL MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT THE RELIED HEAVILY ON THE RESOURCES OF THE SOUTH CHINA HONG KONG TO COME FAIRLY CLOSE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN MARINE FISH.
SEA, HAS ENABLED
"WE RELY ON THE LOCAL FISHING FLEET FOR ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS INDICATED OF OUR SUPPLIES. OUR CLOSE MONITORING OF FISH LANDINGS HAS
CAUGHT, HOWEVER THAT CATCHES, AND THE SIZE OF THE FISH
BECOMING SMALLER," MRS CHAN SAID,
ARE
STRESSED THERE
SAME SHARING THE
CONCERN, DR
LEE LAWRENCE
IN A AT THE FIVE-DAY SESSION THAT WELCOME SPEECH EARLIER
IS A IN THE PRESSING NEED NOT ONLY FOR HONG KONG BUT ALSO FOR GOVERNMENTS
ESPECIALLY MANAGEMENT OF REGION TO PROPERLY ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT AND
DECLINING LEVELS OF FISHERIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN VIEW OF THE FISHERIES RESOURCES.
HE NOTED
THAT
RAPID DESPITE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH, FISHERIES REMAIN A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE PROVIDE A VITAL SOURCE OF CHEAP AND YET MUCH NEEDED ANIMAL PROTEIN.
AND THEY
FISHERIES "IN HONG KONG,
SUPPLY THE 5.8-MILLION POPULATION WITH 31 PER CENT OF THE ANIMAL PROTEIN REQUIREMENT.
EQUAL IMPORTANCE
SINCE
"THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECT IS OF FISHERIES PROVIDE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY FOR COASTAL POPULATIONS IN THE REGION.
"IT
IMPORTANCE OF
FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS
IS PERHAPS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE
REFLECTED BY THEIR IS NOT OFTEN TRULY NATIONAL PRODUCT," DR LEE CONTINUED.
CDMSCS'S SEVENTH SESSION SINCE THE TERRITORY LAST
DR LEE DEEMED IT TIMELY TO HOLD THE IN HONG KONG BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN 12 YEARS HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES CONFERENCE.
"TODAY, THE COMMITTEE HAS A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY THAN
FACED DECADE AGO IN VIEW OF THE MANY PREVAILING CONSTRAINTS FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN
IN RESPECT ESPECIALLY INADEQUATE FUNDINGS AND DECLINING LEVELS OF MARINE RESOURCES.
THE REGION,
A
BY
OF
/"NEVERTHELESS, I
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