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nited Nations High Commission for Refugees,

also assists members of fishermen's co-operative

societies. Further credit facilities are available

to fishermen through the revolving loan fund of the

Fish Marketing Organisation. This fund was

established in 1946 and has made loans totalling

HK$36 million; of this, some HK$32.33 million had

been repaid by the end of the year. The fund's

ceiling was raised to HK$4.5 million in 1971.

The organisation also administers a revolving

loan fund of HK$110,000 financed by the

Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere,

specifically for shrimp fishermen.

4. HMG do not give aid to co-operatives in

Hong Kong, and on the face of it it might be

difficult to single out this sector of the

economy for special treatment. The attached

table gives details of the 80 registered

fishermen's co-operatives in Hong Kong.

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