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Sunday, August 24, 1975.

44 MARKET STALLS FOR AUCTION AT WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE

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The Wong Chuk Hang estate office will be holding a second instant

tender on Friday (August 29) for the 44 market stalls that are still unlet.

Eligible hawkers should apply for registration at the estate office

on Tuesday and Wednesday (August 26 and 27).

A spokesman for the Housing Department said that if response from

eligible hawkers is unsatisfactory the department may consider throwing it

open to the general public.

Last week an instant tender was held and 33 hawkers were

successful in obtaining a stall each.

Three large stalls of about 70 square feet each for the sale of

frozen meat, roasted meat and fish went to successful bidders for a

premium of $23,000, $5,020 and $2,000 respectively.

The premium for the bulk of the 30 smaller stalls of 25

feet each was about $500.

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30 square

These stalls are for a variety of trade including the sale of fruits,

eggs, preserved vegetables, bean curd, newspapers, toys, noodles, joss-sticks

and other types of daily necessities.

The rent for a large stall is $250 a month and $50 for a small

stall.

A spokesman for the Housing Department explained that the current

policy relating to stalls lot by the tendered premium system is that operators

who have been in business for at least three years will receive the full

premium from the incoming tenant on re-letting when they terminate the tenancy.

/"Those who.