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Supplementary to Question No. 5 in the

vegislative Council on 9 January 1985

Mr.CHEUNG Yan-lung asked in Cantonese : -

閣下,蠔民是否曲漠農處管理呢:為何他

們不可以像其他漢民,能夠有低息貸款呢?

(The following is the interpretation of what Mr. CHEUNG Yan-lung asked.)

Sir, are the oyster farmers a responsibility of the Agriculture and Fisheries

Department ? Why can't they like other fishermen, apply for low interest loans ?

Secretary for Economic Services : It turns on the terms and conditions of the

various loan funds. Three of the four loan funds adminsitered by the Director of

Agriculture and Fisheries are specifically for fisheries, namely, the Fish

Marketing Organisation Loan Fund, the Fishery Development Loan Fund and the

Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere Loan Fund. These funds were established to assit the operation and development of the fishing fleet. The fourth

Loan Fund, the World Refugee Year Loan Fund, was established from donations made.

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by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees for lending to corporative

societies. Sir, under the conditions governing the use of these funds, oyster

farmers are not eligible for loans from any of them.