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Wednesday, July 19, 1972
NEW WHOLESALE MARKET FOR CHEUNG SHA WAN
The Financial Secretary, the Hon. C.P. Haddon-Cave, said today plans
had been drawn up for a new wholesale market in Cheung Sha Wan for imported
vegetables, fruit and poultry, together with the necessary wharf space.
He said the Public Works Sub-Committee would be asked to recommend
next month a Category B item in the Public Works Programme.
If the Sub-Committee agrees to do this and the Finance Committee
accepts the recommendation, he said, the new market would be constructed and
in operation by mid-1976.
Mr. Haddon-Cave was speaking in the Legislative Council in reply to
a question by the Hon. Wilfred Wong.
The Financial Secretary said there were no facilities for landing
imported vegetables in Kowloon, and the trade was centred on Kennedy Town and
based on long-standing traditional practices.
"The Government has for some time been aware of the inadequacy of
facilities in Kowloon for dealing with imported vegetables."
He said detailed investigations had been made by a special unit into
the wholesale marketing of primary products, as a result of which plans had been
drawn up for the new wholesale market in Cheung Sha Wan.
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