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"The Bill also updates the definition of "agriculture" in the Ordinance, which already includes fish culture, to include all forms of aquaculture, to make it clear that both pond fish farmers and mariculturists may apply for loans from the Fund," he added.
The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council on March 13.
The Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Loan Fund was established in 1955 with donations from Lawrence Kadoorie, Horace Kadoorie and the Government for the purpose of encouraging and improving agriculture in Hong Kong by the issue of loans. to farmers or groups of farmers.
Since its inception, nearly 80,000 loans totalling some $170 million have been made from the Fund.
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Factory Inspectors set new prosecution record
The Factory Inspectorate Division (FID) of the Labour Department had achieved a new record last year in the number of prosecutions against those who breached industrial safety laws, the Deputy Commissioner for Labour (Special Duties), Mr Lee Kai-fat, said this (Thursday) afternoon.
Mr Lee said a record 3,252 summonses involving breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (FIUO) and its subsidiary regulations had secure a conviction last year, representing a significant increase of 29 per cent over 1994.
Out of these cases, 592 were against employers who failed to effectively guard the dangerous parts of machinery: 369 related to failing to provide workers in construction sites with safety helmets; and 327 were against contractors for failing to provide guard rails or coverings to dangerous places to prevent the fall of persons.
Fines totalling $38.8 million were imposed by the courts last year as a result of the successful prosecutions.
"It was the highest record of total fines ever imposed on industrial safety offences, representing a 73 per cent increase over the previous year.
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