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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1992

SEMINAR ON RED TIDES

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HONG KONG'S FIRST EVER COLLOQUIUM ON RED TIDES WILL BE HELD FROM SEPTEMBER 9 TO 11 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT AND THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, THE COLLOQUIUM WILL FOCUS ON RED TIDES IN HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA.

APART FROM LOCAL EXPERTS, ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE FIELDS OF MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, MORE THAN 10 PARTICIPANTS FROM CHINA AND ONE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL ATTEND THE EVENT.

SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, DR PATSY WONG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY): "IT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPERTS IN HONG KONG AND CHINA TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON THE COMMON PROBLEM OF RED TIDES IN THE REGION.

"BECAUSE OF INCREASING OCCURRENCE OF RED TIDES IN RECENT YEARS, THE SUBJECT HAS ATTRACTED PUBLIC CONCERN. IT IS HOPED THAT THE COLLOQUIUM WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE CO-OPERATION IN RESEARCH WORK IN FUTURE."

THE THREE-DAY FUNCTION WILL BE OPENED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY BASON ON SEPTEMBER 9. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, PROFESSOR BRIAN MORTON, WILL ROUND UP THE TALKS AND DISCUSSION SESSIONS ON SEPTEMBER 10.

TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS WILL CENTRE ON OCCURRENCE OF RED TIDES; TOXIC RED TIDES AND RELATED SHELLFISH POISONING; AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENT AND FORMATION OF RED TIDES.

ON THE LAST DAY (SEPTEMBER 11) OF THE COLLOQUIUM, PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL, WHERE HIGHEST OCCURRENCE OF RED TIDES HAS BEEN RECORDED IN HONG KONG.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE COLLOQUIUM ON RED TIDES то BE HELD AT 10.45 AM ON SEPTEMBER 9 (WEDNESDAY) IN ROOM G05, JAMES LEE SCIENCE BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

REPORTERS WHO COME IN THEIR OWN CARS ARE ADVISED TO ENTER THE UNIVERSITY FROM THE UNIVERSITY DRIVE OFF KOTEWELL ROAD.

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