Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan today accompanied a delegation led by Vice Minister of Agriculture & Rural Affairs Zhang Zhili to visit the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market under the Fish Marketing Organization (FMO).

Welcoming the delegation, Mr Tse said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government attaches great importance to the local agriculture and fisheries industries and promotes their sustainable development by complementing the direction of national development.

The Hong Kong SAR Government will continue to implement measures under the Blueprint for the Sustainable Development of Agriculture & Fisheries to help fishermen and farmers switch to modernised and sustainable operation modes, attract more young people to join the industry, integrate into the development plan of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and enhance the quality, quantity, and output value of local agricultural and fisheries products in the long run.

By inspecting the landing and sale of catch at the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market, the delegation understood that the FMO has been providing the fisheries industry with services such as wholesale of chilled fish and live seafood, supply of clean seawater, as well as promoting local fisheries products. All profits are then used to support the development of local fisheries.

The delegation also met local fishermen and tasted local processed speciality fisheries products.