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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1978
FOUR-STOREY MARKET FOR TIN WAN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE INVITING TENDERS SHORTLY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-STOREY MARKET AT TIN WAN, ABERDEEN.
MRS. C. ALUNAN, CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, SAID THAT THE PROJECT, FINANCED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, WOULD BE BUILT ON A SLOPE ON HING WO STREET.
+ON THE GROUND FLOOR, THERE WILL BE 10 FISH STALLS, 50 MINI-STALLS, LOADING BAYS AND A REFUSE COLLECTION CENTRE WHICH SERVES NOT ONLY THE MARKET BUT ALSO THE WHOLE OF TIN WAN,+ SHE SAID.
MRS. ALUNAN ADDED THAT THERE WOULD BE 20 POULTRY AND MEAT STALLS AND 74 MINI-STALLS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WAS ALSO PROPOSED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND CONVENIENT LINK FROM NEARBY HOUSING ESTATE.
+ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THERE ARE 10 COOKED-FOOD STALLS AND 32 MINI-STALLS FOR DRY GOODS. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A LANDSCAPED REST GARDEN EXTENDING TO TIN WAN HILL ROAD TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE TIN WAN HOUSING ESTATE, SHE ADDED.
+ON THE TOP FLOOR THERE WILL BE A LANDSCAPED ROOF GARDEN WITH CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND STAFF QUARTERS.
MRS. ALUNAN SAID THAT THE BUILDING WOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH ONE GOODS LIFT AND ONE PASSENGER LIFT,
HOWEVER, AFTER CLOSING HOURS, THE COOKED-FOOD STALL AREA AND THE REST GARDEN COULD BE REACHED BY EXTERNAL BUT COVERED ESCALATOR FROM HING WO STREET AND TIN WAN HILL ROAD, SHE ADDED.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 14 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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