FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1985
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ALL YUEN LONG FAIR SITES LEASED
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ALL 200 STALL SITES FOR THE COMING YUEN LONG LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR WERE LEASED OVER THE UPSET PRICE AT A PUBLIC AUCTION TODAY.
THE UPSET
THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR ONE OF THE 180 WET GOODS STALL SITES WAS $3 200, WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $770. PRICE WAS AT $100 FOR EACH STALL.
EIGHTEEN DRY GOODS STALL SITES WERE LEASED AT PRICES RANGING FROM $180 TO $400. TWO STALLS FOR SALE OF BOTTLED DRINKS WERE LET OUT AT $800 AND $300.
THE AUCTION WAS CONDUCTED BY STAFF OF THE YUEN LONG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL.
ALL STALL SITES WILL BE SET UP AT THE PEDESTRIAN MALL, OPPOSITE THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AT TAI YUK ROAD IN THE TOWN CENTRE.
THE YUEN LONG LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR WILL BE HELD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 13 AND 20, AT THE SAME TIME AS SIX FAIRS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN TUEN MUN, TAI PO, TSUEN WAN, SHEUNG SHUI, KWAI CHUNG AND SHA TIN,
A TOTAL OF 781 STALL SITES HAD EARLIER BEEN LEASED FOR THE SIX OTHER FAIRS.
WAN CHAI TAPS OFF ***
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN WAN CHAI WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON MONDAY (JANUARY 21). TO THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY FENWICK STREET, JOHNSTON ROAD, FLEMING ROAD, AND LOCKHART ROAD INCLUDING NO. 1-13 AND 93-149 THOMSON ROAD AS WELL AS NO. 25-61 AND 183-211 JOHNSTON ROAD.