As pearl farming became popular, Sir Anthony Fung successfully experimented with pearl farming in the 1950s. Later, in order to protect pearl oysters from overfishing, the British Hong Kong government enacted laws requiring pearl farming to apply for a license, limiting the size of the pearl oysters they could collect and the areas where they could be farmed for the purpose of supervision.
According to records, the Hong Kong government has issued 6 licenses to different people in Hong Kong to cultivate pearls. They are all prominent families and famous merchants, including Sir Anthony Fung, who introduced McDonald's fast food to Hong Kong, Mr. Cheng Yu-tung, the Ruttonjee family, the Kadoorie family, etc. In its heyday, there were 4 artificial pearl farms operating at the same time, located in Tiger Wat, Phoenix Wat, Kat O, Lai Chi Zhuang, and Pak Sha Wan, which is currently one of our shellfish breeding pilot projects . Unfortunately, Hong Kong was hit by Super Typhoon Wanda before it started operating, destroying the breeding facilities. At the same time, the rapid development of the city caused water pollution. Moreover, there was no sufficient processing technology at the time, and the pearl harvest could only be sold cheaply to Japan. In the absence of a production link, it was difficult to operate. Until the eve of the return, no one applied for pearl cultivation for a long time. The government believed that the regulations were outdated and cancelled the license system for pearl cultivation.
On April 28, 2014, Hong Kong's pearl farming industry set sail again with chip pearls, a patented technology for identifying pearls. However, on September 16, 2018, Hong Kong's pearl farming, which was still in its infancy, faced unprecedented challenges. Super Typhoon Mangkhut landed, causing a large loss of fish in the aquaculture farms, but fortunately most of the pearls were not damaged.
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