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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1982
THE COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS FORMED IN 1974, COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.
THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CODE OF PRACTICE RELATING TO THE SALE OF SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
THE CODE STRESSES THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT RESTRICT THE SALE OF SCHOOL BOOKS, UNIFORMS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO ONE SUPPLIER AND THAT PRICES FOR SUCH ITEMS SHOULD BE KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
TEMPORARY WHOLESALE FRUIT MARKET OPENS TODAY
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A TEMPORARY WHOLESALE FRUIT MARKET AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT WAS OPENED THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING TO REPLACE THE OLD MARKET WHICH HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE THE MID-1940'S.
THE OLD MARKET IS NOW BEING DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR
AN MTR ISLAND LINE PROJECT.
THE TEMPORARY MARKET WOULD PROVIDE MORE FACILITIES, INCLUDING PARKING SPACES, LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES, A BANK, TRADE OFFICES AND A CANTEEN, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN, SAID AT AN OPENING CEREMONY TODAY.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HONG KONG CONSUMES SOME 1 000 TONNES OF FRESH FRUIT PER DAY, AND MORE THAN 100 000 TONNES WORTH $363 MILLION, PASSED THROUGH THE WESTERN MARKET LAST YEAR.
+SINCE THE MID-1940S THE MARKET DEALING WITH THIS CONSIDERABLE TRADE HAS BEEN CRAMPED BEHIND THE WESTERN RETAIL MARKET WITH INSUFFICIENT SPACE AND NO PROPER FACILITIES FOR THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF PRODUCE, MR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID.
THE TEMPORARY WHOLESALE FRUIT MARKET WILL BE IN OPERATION UNTIL A NEW WHOLESALE MARKET COMPLEX AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT IS COMPLETED SEVERAL YEARS LATER.
+ IT IS INTENDED THAT EVENTUALLY THE WHOLESALE FRUIT MARKET WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE NEW WHOLESALE MARKET COMPLEX, WHICH WILL BE SITUATED ON THE WESTERN RECLAMATION WITH ALL MODERN MARKETING FACILITIES TOGETHER WITH AMPLE PARKING AND LOADING SPACE AND ADEQUATE BERTHING FACILITIES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CRAFT, MR RIDDELL-SWAN DISCLOSED.
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