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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1994

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NEW FEE FOR MARICULTURE LICENCE

THE FEE FOR

THE GRANT

MARINE FISH CULTURE YEAR, THE AGRICULTURE AND

OR RENEWAL OF LICENCES WILL BE REVISED IN OCTOBER THIS FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).

BE $7.40 FOR

TO BE EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 20, THE NEW FEE WILL EACH SQUARE METRE OF LICENSED MARINE FISH CULTURE SITE AREA.

FEE, LAST PROPORTION OF

DEPARTMENT SAID THE LICENCE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

ADJUSTED TO RECOVER A GREATER REVISED IN 1989, IS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF LICENSING.

"THE REVISED FEE WILL REPRESENT LESS THAN ONE PER CENT

HE SAID. OPERATING EXPENSES OF A TYPICAL FISH FARM,'

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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE REVISED DERIVED UNDER A NEW AND FAIRER CALCULATION METHOD WHICH BY THE INDUSTRY.

OF THE

FEE HAD BEEN WAS WELCOMED

THE MARINE FISH

+

CULTURE

(AMENDMENT} REGULATION SETS OUT THE FEE REVISION, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

0

1994.

WHICH

SEWAGE CONTRACT SIGNED

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A FOR A MAIN

$116

THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIAPHRAGM WALLS PUMPING STATION ON STONECUTTERS ISLAND.

AWARDED

UNDER THE

STAGE I OF THE THE ASSISTANT KWOK-LEUNG,

CHUNG

THE CONTRACT, THE THIRD STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME (SSDS), WAS SIGNED BY

MR FUND), DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES (TRADING AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR, LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS (ASIA) LIMITED.

TO COLLECT AND AND TSEUNG KWAN 0 AND

THE MAIN FUNCTION OF STAGE I OF THE SCHEME IS TREAT SEWAGE FROM KOWLOON BETWEEN TSUEN WAN FROM THE NORTH EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

ON COMPLETION, THE WATER QUALITY IN VICTORIA SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED.

HARBOUR WILL BE

CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS MONTH FOR COMPLETION IN MAY NEXT YEAR.

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