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Sunday, March 11, 1973

The Urban Council study also revealed that more packaged-meal factories

were opening, and that at least one of these was looking for space in the

Central District to run 13 more sales counters, doubling the present number

already in business there.

These new counters could provide initially 5,000 to 10,000 meal.s

a day, and, if necessary, could increase output to 100,000 meals daily.

The study also showed that there were enough vacancies in restaurants

and other legal food catering establishments to absorb all of the workers who

might be affected by the phase-out.

The Council spokesman urged these workers to start making enquiries

about jobs in those establishments.

The first stage of the phase-out affects unlicensed food caterers

operating on rooftops, scavenging lanes, yards and common parts of buildings

and open spaces.

Phase two affects unlicensed food caterers operating in domestic

premises with co-tenants or sub-tenants or where other kinds of businesses are

run in the same flat.

Phase three concerns those unlicensed caterers in domestic buildings

who do not share their flats with anyone or with any other businesses.

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