THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1988
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MR TSOI SAID THE NEW TEMPORARY WHOLESALE MARKET IS THE FIRST OF THE LATEST SERIES OF WHOLESALE MARKET PROJECTS BEING PLANNED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
OTHER PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE INCLUDE TWO WHOLESALE MARKET COMPLEXES, ONE AT WESTERN RECLAMATION ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE OTHER AT THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION IN CHEUNG SHA WAN, KOWLOON.
FIRST PERMANENT INTEGRATED WHOLESALE MARKET
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THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) CALLED FOR TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PERMANENT INTEGRATED WHOLESALE MARKET, TO BE BUILT IN KENNEDY TOWN, WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
PROJECT ARCHITECT, MR STEPHEN HO, FACILITIES FOR A VARIETY OF PRODUCE SUCH POULTRY AND VEGETABLES.
SAID THERE WOULD BE AS FISH, FRUIT, EGGS,
"AN IMPORTANT FEATURE WILL BE THAT RESPECTIVE MARKET TRADING AREAS WILL EACH BE EQUIPPED WITH AN INDEPENDENT DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND CENTRALISED SCREENING PLANT.
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"THE MARKET'S LOCATION AT WESTERN RECLAMATION WOULD ALSO MEAN THAT MANY OF THE TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION PROBLEMS THAT EXIST IN OTHER MARKETS COULD BE AVOIDED," MR HO SAID.
THE TWO-STOREY COMPLEX WILL COMPRISE SIX LEVELS WHICH WOULD GIVE IT A HEIGHT OF A SIX-STOREY CONVENTIONAL BUILDING.
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IT WILL BE BUILT IN TWO PHASES
PHASE I TAKING UP TWO-THIRDS OF THE 6.32-HECTARE SITE ON WESTERN RECLAMATION, WHICH WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES TO HANDLE FISH, FRUIT AND EGGS.
PHASE II WILL HAVE FACILITIES TO HANDLE POULTRY AND VEGETABLES.
"WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THE MARKET WILL POSSIBILY HANDLE THE HIGHEST THROUGHTPUT TONNAGE IN TERMS OF PER UNIT AREA, MR HO SAID.
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PHASE I WORKS WILL ALSO INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE PIERS, EACH EQUIPPED WITH MECHANICAL LIFTING EQUIPMENT OR CONVEYOR BELTS, ACCOMMODATION FOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT STAFF, A RESTAURANT AND A SNACK KIOSK.
CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE I IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT FEBRUARY AND BE COMPLETED IN OR BEFORE JANUARY 1991, TO BE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY PHASE II.
TENDERS FOR PHASE I WORKS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE 12 NOON JANUARY 6, 1989.
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