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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1979
STREET CLOSURES FOR MTR TSUEN WAN DEPOT
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A NUMBER OF STREETS IN MUK MIN HA WILL BE CLOSED PERMANENTLY FROM NOVEMBER 26 TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY TSUEN WAN DEPOT, ACCORDING TO A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO PROVIDE ACCESS FROM ROUTE TWISK TO THE REMAINING PART OF MUK MIN HA VILLAGE.
PLANS SHOWING THE AFFECTED AREAS MAY BE INSPECTED DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AT THE FU WAH CENTRE, 210 CASTLE PEAK ROAD- CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFF ICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, CENTRAL- AND THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 405 NATHAN ROAD.
+CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF CLOSURE OF THE STREET OR FROM THE COMPLETION OF THE SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION WHICH IS ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HIGH BID FOR A COOKED-FOOD STALL IN THE NT
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THE MONTHLY RENT BID FOR A STALL IN HUNG CHEUNG COOKED-FOOD MARKET AT TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES REACHED A HIGH OF $4 000 FROM AN UPSET RENTAL OF $250 DURING A PUBLIC AUCTION THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
THE AUCTION FOR THE LETTING OF FOUR STALLS IN THE NEWLY COMPLETED COOKED-FOOD MARKET WAS HELD AT THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE WINNING BID FOR THE OTHER THREE STALLS WAS $3 800, $3 700 AND $3 650 EACH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE RENT WAS RAISED AT A MINIMUM OF $50 PER BID.
+BIDDING WAS BRISK. MORE THAN 400 BIDDERS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AS WELL AS FROM THE URBAN AREAS TOOK PART IN THE AUCTION, HE SAID.
THE HUNG CHEUNG COOKED-FOOD MARKET IS SITUATED IN AREA 12, TUEN MUN, BETWEEN HUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND SAN LIK STREET AND HAS BEEN PURPOSE-BUILT TO SERVE THE INDUSTRIAL POPULATION IN THE AREA.
THERE ARE ALTOGETHER 11 STALLS AT THE MARKET, OF WHICH A NUMBER OF STALLS WERE ALREADY LET OUT DURING A RESTRICTED AUCTION HELD LATE LAST MONTH.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME COOKED-FOOD STALLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY PUBLIC AUCTION. THE COOKED FOOD STALLS WILL OPERATE FROM DECEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.
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