The "17th Local Fisheries and Food Carnival" kicked off today (25th) and was held in Fa Hui Park, Mong Kok for three consecutive days. There were more than 300 exhibition booths, displaying and selling a variety of local fish and agricultural products, including gem fish, round Yanyan fish, vannamei shrimp and hairy crab, as well as hydroponic marigold and hydroponic purple cabbage seedlings, etc.
An agricultural exhibition area and a fishery exhibition area will be set up on site to demonstrate how the industry uses technology to improve productivity and product quality.
Huang Shuxian, deputy director of the Environment and Ecology Bureau, said that the government will continue to maintain close communication with the fisheries and agriculture industry, support the application of high technology in the fisheries and agriculture industry, move towards intensification and seize opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, and promote the sustainable development of Hong Kong's fisheries and agriculture in the future. Citizens provide more fresh, high-quality and safe local fish and agricultural products, and make greater contributions to biodiversity.
▼The 17th Local Fishing and Farming Food Carnival▼
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Fishing and Food Carnival will be held for three days starting from Christmas
Locally farmed seafood with live cooking demonstration
The Local Fisheries and Food Carnival jointly organized by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the Vegetable Marketing Office and the Fish Marketing Organization kicks off today (25th).
There are more than 300 exhibition booths on site, of which about 200 booths sell locally produced fish and agricultural products.
There are also a number of local food, organic and healthy food and household goods stalls in the venue.
The fish and agricultural products available to the public at the carnival include high-quality agricultural products grown by local organic farms and reputable farms (cherry tomatoes, beetroots, white radishes, strawberries, mushrooms, kale, hydroponic marigolds and hydroponic purple Chinese cabbage seedlings), and fresh fish products (such as green lobster, yellow bream, Yuen Long aconite, jewel fish, roundeye swallowfish, vannamei prawn and hairy crab) raised by high-quality local fish farms.
In addition, the carnival has a variety of performances, including cultural performances and cooking demonstrations. There is also a photo zone themed on local fish and agricultural products, which is suitable for the whole family to participate in.
Wong Suk-han: Supporting the Industry in Applying High Technology and Seizing the Opportunities in the Greater Bay Area
Huang Shuxian, deputy director of the Environment and Ecology Bureau, attended the opening ceremony and said that the local fishery and food carnival is the largest outdoor fishery market in Hong Kong. In the past, more than 200,000 citizens supported each year to buy local high-quality fishery and agricultural products.
This year's carnival has a themed exhibition area on local agriculture and fisheries technology to introduce the latest technological developments in local agriculture and fisheries.
Merchants participating in the fair will also offer preferential discounts, Santa Claus will deliver gifts on site, and nutritionists will be arranged to formulate "best recipes" and set up cooking demonstrations.
Huang Shuxian said that the government will continue to maintain close communication with the fisheries and agriculture industry, support the application of high technology in the fisheries and agriculture industry, move towards intensification, and seize the opportunities in the Greater Bay Area. I firmly believe that the government will definitely get your support in the future and work together to promote Hong Kong's fish and agriculture industry Sustainable development provides Hong Kong citizens with more fresh, high-quality and safe local fishery and agricultural products, and also makes greater contributions to biodiversity.
Set up agricultural exhibition area and fishery exhibition area to demonstrate the application of technology to improve production efficiency
The carnival has an agricultural exhibition area and a fishery exhibition area.
The agricultural exhibition area will introduce modern farm machinery and a variety of planting technologies, and demonstrate how farmers can apply relevant technologies to further improve production efficiency.
In terms of hydroponic planting technology, the "Mobile Hydroponic Cultivation System" and "Assembled Automatic Seeding Robotic Arm" can respectively help farmers make good use of limited space and save human resources; and the portable smart device of smart greenhouse technology allows farmers to understand the greenhouse real-time status and remote control of greenhouse equipment.
Members of the public can watch demonstrations of planting technology in the exhibition area and have the opportunity to try operating a smart greenhouse.
The fishery exhibition area showcases new fish farming technologies that lead the industry towards modernization and sustainable development.
Among them, the semi-submersible truss deep-sea cage model allows the public to understand the advantages of deep-sea cages over traditional wooden rafts; and the small-scale recirculating aquaculture system with local aquaculture species allows the public to understand the operation process and application of the aquaculture system .
In addition, there is a microscope in the exhibition area, and the public can try to detect phytoplankton in the water on the spot. Staff from the AFCD will guide and introduce various algae.
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