SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1983
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NEW MARKET FOR YUEN LONG READY SOON
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THE FIRST PERMANENT PUBLIC MARKET IN YUEN LONG IS BEING GIVEN FINISHING TOUCHES AND WILL SOON BE OPENED.
THE TAI KIU MARKET IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF A 15-STOREY GOVERNMENT OFFICES COMPLEX AT SAU FU STREET IN THE HEART OF THE NEW TOWN.
THE $60-MILLION COMPLEX WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
ON COMPLETION, THE MARKET FACILITIES ON THE GROUND FLOOR, TWO SQUASH COURTS ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR, AND AN OPEN SPACE WITH FLOWER BEDS, ARBOURS, TENNIS TABLES AND TWO BADMINTON COURTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGEMENT.
THE MARKET WITH A FLOOR AREA OF 4 300 SQUARE METRES WILL PROVIDE NEAT PREMISES FOR SOME 420 STALLS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TRADES.
BESIDES EIGHT ENTRANCES, THE MARKET HAS THREE RAMPS FOR HANDICAPPED SHOPPERS IN WHEELCHAIRS.
THE MARKET WILL TAKE IN ALL TRADERS NOW OPERATING IN PAU CHEUNG STREET TEMPORARY MARKET AND HAWKER BAZAAR.
BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCUSS 'ERPS'
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ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SYSTEM AT THEIR MEETING ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 13).
AT THE MEETING, THEY WILL ALSO REVIEW THE +MEET-THE-PUBLIC+ SCHEME ON CHEUNG CHÂU.
A TOTAL OF 32 CASES HAS BEEN HANDLED BY UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBERS SINCE THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN JULY THIS YEAR.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CHEUNG CHAU, AS WELL AS THE LAYOUT PLANS FOR THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ISLAND.
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