XN000022-1991-12-18 — Page 29

27

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1991

GOVERNOR SEES NEW FARMING TECHNOLOGY

* * * * *

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, VISITED TWO EXPERIMENTAL RUN BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

FARMS

AND TECHNOLOGY BEING

HẸ WAS SHOWN SOME OF THE NEW TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR USE IN HONG KONG.

BY SIR DAVID BEGAN HIS VISIT

BREEDING CENTRE.

TOURING THE TA KWU LING PIG

OF METHOD HE WAS SHOWN A

RAISING PIGS ON DEEP LAYERS OF SAWDUST LITTER IN WHICH THE PIG MANURE DECOMPOSES NATURALLY.

•

EFFLUENT SO THE METHOD AVOIDS PROBLEMS OF SMELL AND POLLUTING

HAS ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH PIG REARING AND

BY

SOME OF HONG KONG'S PIG FARMERS.

SIR DAVID THEN VISITED THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TAI HE WAS SHOWN SOME OF THE HORTICULTURAL TECHNIQUES BEING TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRAINTS ON BOTH LAND AND LABOUR.

LUNG FARM. DEVELOPED TO

THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN HELPING FARMERS TO GROW HIGH-YIELDING AND SPECIALISED CROPS INCLUDING EXOTIC VEGETABLES.

THE GOVERNOR WAS ALSO SHOWN THE STUDIES BEING CONDUCTED BY

LOW TOXICITY OR NON-CHEMICAL WAYS DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY SAFE, PEST CONTROL.

THE

OF

THE VISITED

METHOD

PESTICIDE RESIDUE OF QUICKLY DETECTING

LABORATORY PESTICIDE

TO RESIDUE

SEE

A

ON

HE COMPUTERISED VEGETABLES.

"IT IS GOOD TO SEE HOW SOPHISTICATED

누구

KONG IS BECOMING, SIR DAVID SAID.

"AGRICULTURE LAND IS LIMITED IN

HONG

FOOD-PRODUCTION IN HONG

KONG SO

GOVERNMENT

WORKING WITH THE FARMERS TO HELP THEM MAKE THE VERY BEST USE OF IT."

IS

AGRICULTURE AND

THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNOR WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS VISIT BY

FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE

LEE, AND THE ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR (AGRICULTURE), MR RICHARD YIP.

/28