THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1988
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COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES FOR WESTERN
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WORKS ARE UNDERWAY ON THE URBAN COUNCIL'S $192 MILLION SHEUNG WAN COMPLEX AND $84.7 MILLION CHUN SING COMPLEX WHICH ON COMPLETION WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS A BETTER, CLEANER AND HEALTHIER LIFE FOR RESIDENTS IN WESTERN.
"THE TWO ULTRA-MODERN COMPLEXES WILL BRING TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF A WIDE VARIETY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES RANGING FROM MARKETS ΤΟ RECREATION AND CULTURAL FACILITIES," ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES (HONG KONG REGION), MR NG YING-NEEN, SAID TODAY.
"AS CENTRAL/WESTERN DISTRICT IS A WELL ESTABLISHED AREA AND BECAUSE OF LAND RESOURCES, THE COUNCIL HAS то REPROVISION OLD MARKETS OR, WHERE POSSIBLE, DEMOLISH OUTDATED MARKETS AND REBUILD A NEW ONE ON THE SAME SITE.
"FOR EXAMPLE, THE 14-STOREY SHEUNG WAN COMPLEX WILL REPLACE THE 80-YEAR-OLD WESTERN (SOUTH) BLOCK AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE MUCH CLEANER ACCOMMODATION FOR POULTRY AND MEAT STALLS FROM THE EXISTING WESTERN MARKET (NORTH) BLOCK.
"AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT WILL OFFER A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF SHOPPING FACILITIES WITH 128 MARKET STALLS SELLING POULTRY, MEAT AND FISH AND 60 MINI-STALLS SELLING FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND SUNDRY GOODS WELL AS A COOKED FOOD CENTRE.
"IT IS EXPECTED TO COME ON STREAM EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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AS FOR THE CHUN SING COMPLEX IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT, MR NO SAID PILING WAS ALMOST FINISHED AND WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY CONSTRUCTION WORK WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 1990.
"THIS SIX-STOREY MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX WILL FEATURE A MARKET WITH 22 MARKET STALLS FOR MEAT, FISH AND POULTRY PLUS 114 MINI-STALLS AND A COOKED FOOD CENTRE, HE SAID.
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"THESE TWO MARKET PROJECTS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST VENTILATION SYSTEM WHICH WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE COOL AIR BUT ALSO THE ENVIRONMENT DRIER AND CLEANER.
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"HOUSEWIVES IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS WILL BE ABLE TO DO THEIR MARKETING IN GREATER COMFORT AND EASE.
'IN ADDITION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD VILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED AS MANY OF THE ON-STREET HAWKERS OPERATING .N THE VICINITY WILL BE RESITED INTO THESE MODERN COMPLEXES.
"PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO BUILD ANOTHER MARKET ROAD IN WESTERN.
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"ALL THESE ARE PARTS OF THE COUNCIL'S ON-GOING CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME AND ILLUSTRATE THE COUNCIL'S CONTINUING EFFORTS TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS AND ASPIRATION OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE."
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