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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1993

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SO FAR 1,494 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

OF THEM, 1,378 WERE FROM VEGETABLE, CROP, POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK FARMERS WHILE 116 WERE FROM POND FISH FARMERS.

UNTIL NOW, INVESTIGATION OF 524 CASES HAD BEEN COMPLETED.

THE

SPOKESMAN REMINDED FARMERS THAT THE TWO ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION CENTRES AND THE THREE EXTENSION OFFICES IN NORTH AND YUEN LONG DISTRICTS WOULD REMAIN OPEN ON THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY THIS FRIDAY AND ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 3), TO FACILITATE THEM TO HAND IN THEIR APPLICATIONS AND TO OBTAIN PAYMENT.

HE URGED THOSE AFFECTED FARMERS WHO HAD NOT HANDED IN THEIR APPLICATIONS TO DO SO IMMEDIATELY.

THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION CENTRES AND EXTENSION OFFICES ARE:

YUEN LONG AND NORTH DISTRICTS

ADDITIONAL centreS:

TAI LUNG EXPERIMENTAL

STATION

(TEL: 670 1161)

TA KWU LING PIG BREEDING CENTRE

(TEL: 674 0593)

EXTENSION OFFICES:

YUEN LONG DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL OFFICE

(TEL: 476 2424)

KO PO EXTENSION OFFICE

(TEL: 674 0533)

AU TAU FISHERIES STATION OFFICE

(TEL: 471 9174)

OTHER DISTRICTS

SAI KUNG EXTENSION OFFICE

MU1 WO EXTENSION OFFICE

TAI PO AGRICULTURAL OFFICE

(TEL: 719 8242)

(TEL: 984 8330)

(TEL: 657 7111)

MONETARY STATISTICS FOR AUGUST

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HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS DECREASED IN AUGUST MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COMPARISON BASE IN JULY AND THE REFUNDING OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTION MONIES.

THIS IS ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY.

CONSISTENT WITH THIS, THE BROADEST HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY, M3, FELL IN AUGUST. HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS AND ADVANCES DECREASED SLIGHTLY DURING THE MONTH.

ALSO

/DEPOSITS