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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1981
SECOND MARKET FOR TSUEN WAN
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A SECOND MARKET WILL BE OPENED IN TSUEN WAN ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 1.
BUILT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND MANAGED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE TSUEN WAN MARKET IS THE SECOND PERMANENT MARKET TO BE BUILT IN THE NEW TOWN TO KEEP UP WITH THE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH.
THE FIVE-STOREY MARKET IS LOCATED ON A SITE BOUNDED BY CHUNG ON STREET, HOI PA STREET, CHUEN LUNG STREET AND TSUEN WAN MARKET STREET, AND COVERS 3 100 SQUARE METRES OF SPACE.
ON THE GROUND FLOOR, THERE ARE 334 MINI-STALLS SELLING VEGETABLES, FRUITS, GROCERY, AND FLOWERS, ON THE FIRST FLOOR THERE ARE 65 MARKET-STALLS SELLING MEAT, FISH AND POULTRY, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.
EACH MARKET-STALL IS PROVIDED WITH A WORK AREA, EQUIPPED WITH A MAINS WATER TAP AND SINK AT THE BACK FOR THE STALL OPERATOR TO PREPARE HIS COMMODITIES FOR SALE.
A COMMUNAL POULTRY SCALDING ROOM FOR SLAUGHTERING AND DRESSING OF POULTRY, AN INSULATED ICE STALL, A VEGETABLE SORTING ROOM,
A REFUSE COLLECTION ROOM, A MARKET OFFICE AND A LOADING BAY FOR THREE LORRIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED.
THERE ARE SIX ENTRANCES OPEN DIRECTLY TO THE FOUR STREETS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE MARKET WITH TWO RAMPS FOR HANDICAPPED PEOPLE AND HANDCARTS, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
TWO ESCALATORS AND TWO STAIRCASES ARE PROVIDED IN THE MARKET HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS TO THE FIRST FLOOR, AND THERE ARE EIGHT FLIGHTS OF STEPS LEADING FROM THE PAVEMENT.
AN OPEN AIR SITTING OUT AREA, WITH CHILDREN'S PLAY EQUIPMENT, PARK SEATS, PLANTERS AND PARK LIGHTING FACILITIES ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
THE UPPER FLOORS ARE QUARTERS FOR THE MARKET STAFF, SAID THE SPOKESMAN,
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