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... Kong's marine environment. Jointly organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and the Hong Kong Underwater Association (HKUA), the Hong Kong Underwater Photo and Video Competition 2002 is the first of its kind to cover underwater video competition. "The event...

... origami models. Organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) with the assistance of the Education Department and the Chinese (Hong Kong) Origami Society, the Hong Kong Wetland Origami Competition is the first of its kind to feature wetland wildlife. "The event aims at...

... before the Chinese New Year. The same number of seizure was made for the same period last year. "Some people like to buy orchids from other places as souvenirs when they are on a trip. As orchid is under the threat of extinction, import and export of the species are regulated by the Government," the...

... Cleaning of country parks stepped up Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Various measures have been taken by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to step up cleaning country parks in view of the increasing...

... Rescued dolphin kept under care Saturday, May 15, 2004 A stranded rough-toothed dolphin, rescued and taken to the Ocean Park last night (May 14), is under care and observation by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and the...

... Culture Zone and Chek Lap Kok and Sha Chau were formed by Mesodinium rubrum. The other three red tides were formed by Noctiluca scintillans. Both species are common in Hong Kong and non-toxic," a spokesman for the working group said. The AFCD has urged mariculturists in the Cheung Sha Wan Fish...

... of intensive treatment and expert care by Ocean Park and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD). A thorough necropsy on Siu Tik was performed yesterday by Ocean Park veterinarians with the assistance of AFCD officers. Preliminary results indicated that the animal had...

... identified more places with suspected traces of red fire ants. In today's operation by the department's patrolling team, 40 mounds of the suspected ant species have so far been found within the Hong Kong Wetland Park area, 19 of which have been destroyed with pesticide and properly treated...

... interest-free loans from the two funds administered by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD). An AFD spokesman today (Monday) announced that the closing application dates for tertiary education and secondary schools for the coming academic year would be July 19 and August 19 respectively...

... nuisances caused by them. "There are more than 1,000 wild monkeys in Hong Kong and their population is increasing at an annual rate of six to 10 per cent." During the years from 1996 to 1998, there were over 430 complaints of monkey nuisances, including incidents of public injured by wild monkeys...