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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1993

AGRICULTURAL CARNIVAL BEGINS TODAY

GET

AGRICULTURAL

LOCAL RESIDENTS AND FOREIGN VISITORS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO A FEEL OF THE FARMING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AT THE "1993 CARNIVAL" WHICH OPENS TODAY (SATURDAY).

ABOUT $7 MILLION, IS THE 20 YEARS. IT WILL

THE CARNIVAL, WITH A PRICE TAG OF LARGEST OF ITS KIND BEING ORGANISED IN MORE THAN LAST UNTIL JANUARY 2.

THE LAST AGRICULTURAL SHOW WAS HELD AT SHEK KONG IN 1972.

THE

EVENT IS FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

JOINTLY (AFD),

ORGANISED REGIONAL

THE AND

AND FISHERIES

JOINT PRODUCTION

THE BY COUNCIL (RC), FEDERATION OF

AND MARKETING

AGRICULTURE

AND

VEGETABLE HONG KONG

SOCIETIES

MARKETING ORGANISATION AGRICULTURAL (JFHKAFPMS).

MORNING BY AGRICULTURE AND

THE CARNIVAL WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS (SATURDAY) A PARTY OF OFFICIATING GUESTS LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE; AND RC'S CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, VERY MEANINGFUL TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THE FARMING COMMUNITY.

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DR LEE SAID THE CARNIVAL WAS OF LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND

DISPLAYS, THE PUBLIC LOCAL AGRICULTURE, ITS

HE HOPES THAT THROUGH VARIOUS TECHNICAL COULD KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

PRODUCE SUCH AS POPULATION WAS VERY

DR LEE SAID THE DEMAND ON LOCAL AGRICULTURAL FRESH VEGETABLES, LIVE PIGS AND POULTRY, IN THE HIGH.

THESE PRODUCE HELPS TO REGULATE AND STABILISE PRICES OF THE FRESH FOODSTUFFS REQUIRED LOCALLY,

LEE

THE SUPPLY AND

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND

ABOUT

ADDED, COMPETITION

PROTECTION OF

THE TERRITORY'S

FROM IMPORTED

RURAL ENVIRONMENT.

DR HOWEVER, DEVELOPMENT WAS FACING KEEN RISING PUBLIC CONCERN

HE SAID THE LIMITATION OF LAND SUPPLY ALSO RESTRICTED GROWTH.

IN RECENT TO HELP THE INDUSTRY MEET THESE CHALLENGES, AFD HAD

BREEDS AND VARIETIES YEARS INTRODUCED VARIOUS OVERSEAS HIGH-QUALITY

SUPERIOR BREEDING PIGS AND OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. THESE CHICKENS, SUPERSWEET CORN AND BUTTER LETTUCE AND SO ON.

"AFD

INCLUDE

MANY

HIGHLY

LEE SAID: EFFICIENT,

SUCH AS THE

ON THE PROMOTION OF NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, DR HAD

AND DEVELOPED EXPLORED ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY AND INTENSIVE FARMING TECHNIQUES PIG-ON-LITTER PIG-RAISING METHOD, SOILLESS CULTURE AND ORGANIC FARMING METHOD FOR PROMOTION TO THE INDUSTRY."

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