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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1974.
YAU TONG HAWKERS MOVE TO NEW MODULAR MARKETS
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SOME 80 HAWKERS IN THE YAU TONG AREA WILL BE HOVING INTO TWO RECENTLY COMPLETED MODULAR MARKETS AT KO CHIU ROAD AND YAU TONG ESTATES TOMORROW.
THE MODULAR MARKETS WERE BUILT AT A COST OF OVER $210,000 TO PROVIDE THEM WITH PROPER AND PERMANENT TRADING SPACES TO SERVE THE 48,000 TENANTS OF THE TWO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES. UNTIL NOW, THE HAUKERS HAVE BEEN PLY ING THEIR TRADE AT A TEMPORARY HAWKER BAZAAR BETWEEN BLOCKS 8 AND 11 OF THE YAU TONG ESTATE.
THE ADDITIONAL MARKETING FACILITIES SHOULD ALSO MAKE SHOPPING MORE CONVENIENT FOR HOUSEWIVES IN KO CHIU ROAD ESTATE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS.
AVAILABLE AT THE NEW MODULAR MARKETS WILL BE VEGETABLES, POULTRY, FISH, MEAT AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS AND DAILY NECESSITIES.
THE PROVISION OF THE MARKETING FACILITIES IS PART OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S LONG TERM PLAN TO IMPROVE THE ARRANGEMENT OF ITS. PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND TO BETTER THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE TENANTS.
THE SITE OF THE TEMPORARY HAWKER BAZAAR AT YAU TONG ESTATE WILL BE DEVELOPED INTO A REST GARDEN AND PLAY AREA AT A COST OF $350,000.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME, SOME 900 TREES AND A LARGE QUANTITY OF FLOWERS AND SHRUBS VERE RECENTLY PLANTED IN THE VICINITY OF YAU TONG ESTATE WITH THE HELP OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE ADDITIONAL GREENERY WILL HELP TOWARDS BEAUTIFYING THE ESTATE AND PROVIDE MORE OPEN SPACES FOR TENANTS, THE HOUSING MANAGER, MR. LAU PO-CHI, SAID.
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