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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1994

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PIG FARMING DELEGATION OFF TO MALAYSIA

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A 21-MEMBER

PIG FARMING DELEGATION WILL DEPART TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR MALAYSIA TO STUDY PIG-RAISING AND RELATED TECHNIQUES AND TO SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH LIVESTOCK FARMERS THERE.

OF PIG AND NEW

THE SIX-DAY STUDY VISIT IS ORGANISED BY THE FEDERATION RAISING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON TERRITORIES, LIMITED (FEDERATION) AS ONE OF THE EVENTS ΤΟ CELEBRATE THE FEDERATION'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY.

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ΤΟ MARK THE OCCASION, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, TODAY (TUESDAY) PRESENTED A BANNER TO THE FEDERATION'S CHAIRMAN, MR LEUNG CHIK, WHO IS ALSO THE DELEGATION LEADER.

DR LEE FARMING

DESCRIBING THE STUDY TOUR AS A MEANINGFUL ACTIVITY, HOPED THE DELEGATION WOULD FOSTER CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS IN MALAYSIA AND HONG KONG WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING PIG-RAISING INDUSTRIES IN BOTH TERRITORIES.

THE GROUP WILL VISIT MAJOR PIG FARMS, PIG-RAISING FEDERATIONS AS WELL AS LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORIES, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THIS WOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HONG KONG PIG FARMERS TO STUDY MODERN PIG-RAISING METHODS AND NEW FACILITIES.

DR LEE SAID SINCE THE FEDERATION WAS ESTABLISHED 40 YEARS

AGO, IT HAD HELPED PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL PIG-RAISING INDUSTRY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPLY OF PREMIUM FRESH PORK WITH REASONABLE PRICES TO CONSUMERS.

"APART FROM ACTING AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERATION HAS BEEN MAKING GOOD EFFORTS IN PROMOTING LOCAL PIG FARMING.

"IT HAS ALSO RENDERED A VARIETY OF SERVICES то ITS MEMBERS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF LOW-INTEREST LOANS, BULK PURCHASE OF FEEDS AND ANIMAL DRUGS, INTRODUCTION OF OVERSEAS PREMIUM BREEDS AND THE ORGANISATION OF SEMINARS, HE ADDED.

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