SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1984
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NEW MARKET FOR SHAM TSENG READY SOON
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THE SHAM TSENG TEMPORARY MARKET WILL BE OPEN FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, PROVIDING LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH HYGIENIC MARKET FACILITIES.
THE $4-MILLION TEMPORARY MARKET IS LOCATED AT AN 8 600-SQUARE- METRE SITE UNDER THE FLYOVER OF THE TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AT SHAM TSENG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE SINGLE-STOREY MARKET IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS, ONE ACCOMMODATING 29 STALLS FOR THE SELLING OF VEGETABLES, MEAT, FISH AND POULTRY, AND THE OTHER HOUSING EIGHT COOKED FOOD STALLS.
OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDE A POULTRY-SCALDING ROOM AND A BAY FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS.
THE NEW MARKET, DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WILL BE MANAGED BY THE NTSD.
THE SHAM TSENG RESITE MARKET AND THE SHAM TSENG COOKED FOOD BAZAAR WILL BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR DEVELOPMENT.
ELIGIBLE STALL-HOLDERS CURRENTLY TRADING AT THESE TWO PLACES WILL BE ACCOMMODATED AT THE NEW MARKET.
YOUTH MUSIC CAMP STARTS
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GIVEN ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, HONG KONG COULD PRODUCE ITS SHARE OF FINE YOUNG MUSICIANS, JUST AS IT HAD PRODUCED SUCCESSFUL AND INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS PEOPLE IN COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND THE PROFESSIONS, MISS LYDIA DUNN SAID TODAY.
MISS DUNN, A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1984 HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP.
THIS ANNUAL EVENT, NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, IS BEING HELD AT THE PO LEUNG KUK PAK TAM CHUNG HOLIDAY CAMP IN SAI KUNG UNTIL AUGUST 5.
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