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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1991

CRAYONS, DRAWING BOARDS AND PAPERS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE

ORGANISERS.

A PRIZE PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD AT 5 PM. ASSISTANT YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS CLARA TANG; URBAN COUNCILLOR MR IP KWOK CHUNG; POLICE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER, MR GILBERT JORGE AND THE DB'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR NG KIN-SUN, WILL BE PRESENT.

A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING 3.30 PM, AFTER THE COMPETITION.

SINGING AND

DANCING WILL START AT

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE

INVITED TO COVER THE COMPETITION

WHICH WILL START AT 1.30 PM, SUNDAY. THE PRIZE PRESENTATION WILL START AT 5 PM.

FISHERMEN ON STUDY TOUR TO JAPAN

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A GROUP OF 20 LOCAL FISHERMEN WILL SET OFF FOR JAPAN ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 18) FOR AN EIGHT-DAY TOUR TO STUDY MODERN FISHING TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING SYSTEMS THERE.

THE STUDY TOUR, THE 10TH SINCE 1981, IS THE BIGGEST IN SIZE. IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) AND THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION (FMO).

SPEAKING AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TODAY (FRIDAY) TO MARK THE DEPARTURE OF THE GROUP, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES,

DR LAWRENCE LEE, SAID APART FROM SIX OUTSTANDING FISHERMEN BEING SPONSORED BY THE FMO, 14 FISHERMEN WOULD TAKE PART IN THE TRIP AT THEIR OWN COST.

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

"IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES THEIR POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL FISHING INDUSTRY.'

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ATTITUDE

TOWARDS THE

DR LEE HOPED THAT THE FISHERMEN WOULD MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER FISHERMEN TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE LOCAL FISHING INDUSTRY THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG.

ON

THE GROUP, LED BY SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER, MR RAYMOND CHUNG. WILL VISIT FISHING PORTS IN SAPPORO, SENDAI, HAKODATE AND SHIOGAMA.

/THEY WILL

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