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The Urban Council study also revealed that more packaged-meal factories
were opening, and that at least one of these was looking for space in the
Central District to run 13 more sales counters, doubling the present number
already in business there.
These new counters could provide initially 5,000 to 10,000 meal.s
a day, and, if necessary, could increase output to 100,000 meals daily.
The study also showed that there were enough vacancies in restaurants
and other legal food catering establishments to absorb all of the workers who
might be affected by the phase-out.
The Council spokesman urged these workers to start making enquiries
about jobs in those establishments.
The first stage of the phase-out affects unlicensed food caterers
operating on rooftops, scavenging lanes, yards and common parts of buildings
and open spaces.
Phase two affects unlicensed food caterers operating in domestic
premises with co-tenants or sub-tenants or where other kinds of businesses are
run in the same flat.
Phase three concerns those unlicensed caterers in domestic buildings
who do not share their flats with anyone or with any other businesses.
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