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Wednesday, January 30, 1974

NEW WHOLESALE MARKET FOR IMPORTED VEGETABLES

A new wholesale market in Kowloon for the handling of imported

vegetables will commence operation on Friday (February 1).

Sha Wan

The newly constructed market is located at Hing Wah Street, Cheung

It will be managed by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department.

It is anticipated that daily some 400 to 500 metric tons of

vegetables

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representing about half of the total imports - will pass through

the new market.

This will reduce the distribution costs of imported vegetables for

consumption in Kowloon and the New Territories, a spokesman for the department

said.

It will also relieve the present congestion at the Kennedy Town

Wholesale Market on Hong Kong Island where, up until now, all imported

vegetables have been received.

An area of 120,000 square feet has been used to provide all the

necessary basic marketing facilities. These include waterfrontage for the

berthing of vessels and the unloading of vegetables, parking space for inward

and outward delivery lorries, trading space for primary and secondary wholesalers,

offices for the importers, temporary storage, and a spacious canteen for the

convenience of all market users.

Ample access way has been left for the movement of produce by means

of mechanical platform trucks.

This market for the sale of imported vegetables is of a temporary

pending the completion of a permanent wholesale market complex on a

proposed reclamation nearby.

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