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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1982

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+NOW THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA HAS TAKEN SHAPE ANL PEOPLE HAVE SETTLED IN, THERE HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ASSESSING WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE AREA.+

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MR AKERS-JONES SAID THE FORMATION OF AN ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY DEVELOPERS WAS MOST TIMELY FOR WHO WOULD HAVE A BETTER IDEA THAN THE OWNERS AND USERS OF THE BUILDINGS OF WHAT WAS NEEDED AND WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.

+CERTAINLY THE ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN ADVISING GOVERNMENT AND MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA.

+ INDEED THERE MAY WELL BE OTHER COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG WHICH WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS TYPE OF ORGANISATION, HE ADDED.

SECOND NEW MARKET FOR TUEN MUN

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A SECOND NEW MARKET HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AT TUEN MUN TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE NEW TOWN.

COSTING $11 MILLION, THE TWO-STOREY SAN HUI MARKET ADJACENT TO CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON JANUARY 1, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

ALL 332 STALLS AT THE NEW MARKET HAD BEEN SOLD TO TRADERS FROM THE SAN HUI OLD MARKET, A TEMPORARY MARKET, AND VARIOUS HAWKER BAZAARS IN TUEN MUN DURING TWO RESTRICTED AUCTIONS HELD AT THE NEW MARKET YESTERDAY AND TODAY (DECEMBER 6 AND 7).

AMONG THE MARKET STALLS, 33 ARE DESIGNATED FOR SELLING MEAT, 25 FOR FISH, EIGHT FOR POULTRY, AND EIGHT FOR SIU MEI AND LO MEI. THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR A MARKET STALL WAS $3 200 AND THE LOWEST WAS $1 350, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR A MINI STALL WAS $1 550 WHILE THE LOWEST WAS $500. THERE WERE 258 MINI STALLS AT THE MARKET FOR SELLING VEGETABLE, FRUIT AND GROCERY.

ONCE THE MARKET IS OPERATIONAL, THE EXISTING OLD MARKETS AND HAWKER BAZAARS WILL BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROJECTS FOR THE NEW TOWN.

APART FROM SHOPPING AT THE MARKET, RESIDENTS AND CHILDREN CAN ALSO ENJOY THE IR LEISURE OR PLAY AT THE PLEASANT ROOF-TOP GARDEN AND PLAY AREA WHERE FLOWER BEDS AND BENCHES ARE PROVIDED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A KIOSK SELLING LIGHT REFRESHMENT ON THE ROOF GARDEN WILL ALSO BE OPERATED FROM FEBRUARY 1, AND TENDERS FOR RUNNING THE BUSINESS IS NOW BEING INVITED.

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