Wednesday, February 20, 1974
UNFAIR COMPETITION BY MOBILE HAWKERS
A. spokesman for the Housing Department said today that to allow
mobile hawkers to trade freely at Yau Tong Estate would be "most unfair"
to those operating in the estate modular market and the temporary bazaar.
He was commenting on criticism from about 40-50 mobile hawkers
of the Yau Tong area that the Housing Department has been taking continuous
action against them.
"There are 98 stalls in the modular market and 80 stalls in the
temporary bazaar and we feel that tenants are already adequately served.
"These hawkers would surely not be able to compete with the
mobile hawkers who can move to the most advantageous sites," a spokesman
said.
He added that the mobile hawkers often caused obstruction and
inconvenience to tenants in addition to creating a health hazard.
"It is our intention to continue with our routine action against
illegal hawkers to ensure that the estate is tidy and clean," he said.
The spokesman also appealed to estate tenants to boycott the
mobile hawkers.
'Tenants can help greatly in improving the cleanliness and general
appearance of the estate and make it a better place to live in," he said.
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