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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

OF

TRANSPORT

AS A SHORT TERM MEASURE, THE EPD HAS ADVISED TRANSPORT FLEET OPERATORS AND MANAGERS INTERCHANGES :

TO MINIMISE EMISSIONS BY AVOIDING IDLING OF ENGINES; AND

(II) TO

IMPROVE

UNNECESSARY

VENTILATION DURING PEAK HOURS BY OPERATING VENTILATION SYSTEMS MORE EFFECTIVELY.

DIRECT FISH SALE GOOD FOR COMPETITION

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FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON FREDERICK FUNG KIN-KEE AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON STU, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY);

QUESTION: REGARDING THE POLICY OF DIRECT SALE OF FISH INTRODUCED

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING:

BY

WELL.

THE

(A)

THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCING THE DIRECT SALE POLICY;

(B) THE MONTHLY TURNOVER FIGURES SINCE THE

IMPLEMENTATION

REPLY:

OF THE POLICY;

(C)

REMARK

WHAT EXPLANATION CAN TRADERS'

A THAT THE POLICY HAS DEALT BLOW TO THEIR LIVELIHOOD;

BE GIVEN REGARDING

THE

FISH DIRECT

(D)

WHETHER THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT GRADUALLY WITHDRAW FROM THE MARKETS OPENED UP THE DIRECT SALE POLICY (FOR EXAMPLE,

AND LET FISH TRADERS TAKE UP THE SUPERMARKETS),

WILL

THROUGH LARGE

ROLE

OF SALES AGENT; AND

(E)

IN

ΤΟ

THE

REGARD

AND AGRICULTURK DEPARTMENT'S EARLIER INTIMATION THAT IT WILL

A REVIEW UNDERTAKING

LEVY PHENOMENON IN THE FISH MARKET, WHAT IS THE PROGRESS OF

OF THE "DOUBLE

FISHERIES CONSIDER

OF TAX"

SUCH REVIEW

FOR

FOR

OF RETAIL MARKET

1994 THAT IT THE

MARKETING ORGANIZATION DECIDED IN MAY FISH WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO COMPETITION IN ITS WHOLESALE FISH MARKETS ITS EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARKETS AS AGENTS TO BUY FISH CUSTOMERS, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF DEVELOPING A WIDER RANGE

AND PROMOTING OUTLETS FOR FRESH FISH – SUCH AS SUPERMARKETS ACCEPTANCE OF FISH SPECIES UNFAMILIAR TO THE PUBLIC.

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/THE AMOUNT