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Saturday, June 3, 1972
NEW MARKET FOR SHEK TONG TSUI
Existing Market To Be Demolished In August
A new market will be built shortly in Shek Tong Tsui in the
Western District to replace the present small single-storey market
block in Hill Road.
The market will accommodate some 70 vegetable, fish, meat
and poultry stalls on the ground and first floors. The main entrance
to the market and the loading areas will be on the lower ground floor.
Part of the rooftop of the market building will be used as
a children's playground and part of it will be occupied by a raised
block housing a Hawker Control Force office and quarters for market
management staff.
Demolition of the existing market block is expected to begin
in August and the now market should be ready in about a year.
All hawkers now trading there will be moved to sites in
South Lane to enable work to begin.
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