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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1983

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NEW PREMISES FOR TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE

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A NEW POST OFFICE LOCATED ON THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS HERMES HOUSE, 10 MIDDLE ROAD, WILL OPEN AT 8 AM ON MARCH 7 (MONDAY).

THIS OFFICE WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT PEKING ROAD WHICH WILL CLOSE FOR BUSINESS AT 6 PM ON MARCH 5 (SATURDAY), THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

BUT POST OFFICE BOX HOLDERS, WHO HAVE BEEN ADVISED SEPARATELY, CAN CONTINUE TO COLLECT THEIR MAIL FROM THE PEKING ROAD OFFICE UNTIL 8 PM ON MARCH 6 (SUNDAY), HE ADDED.

THE NEW POST OFFICE WILL OPERATE IN LARGER PREMISES WITH IMPROVED COUNTER FACILITIES AND WILL HAVE 9 000 BOXES TO MEET PUBLIC DEMAND, HE SAID.

THE EXISTING BUSINESS HOURS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER (3-664111) WILL BE UNCHANGED.

KWAI CHUNG MARKET STALLS FOR AUCTION

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SEVENTEEN STALLS AT THE WING FONG STREET MARKET IN KWAI CHUNG WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC AUCTION ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 28).

THE AUCTION WILL START AT 9.30 AM AT THE KWAI FONG_COMMUNITY HALL AT LAI FONG STREET IN KWAI CHUNG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

SIX OF THE STALLS WILL BE FOR SELLING MEAT, TWO FOR SELLING POULTRY, FIVE FOR SELLING DRY GOODS, THREE FOR SELLING WET GOODS AND THE REMAINING ONE FOR SELLING ICE.

THE UPSET MONTHLY RENTAL FOR THE SIX MEAT STALLS IS $3 000 EACH WHILE THAT FOR THE TWO POULTRY STALLS IS $2 600 EACH.

THE UPSET MONTHLY RENTALS FOR THE DRY AND WET GOODS STALLS RANGE FROM $600 TO $650 WHILE THAT FOR THE ICE STALL IS $2 000.

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MAY START BUSINESS ON MARCH 1 ON A THREE- YEAR CONTRACT, AND ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE BIDDED RENTAL QUARTERLY.

POTENTIAL BIDDERS SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE AUCTION.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS SECTION OF THE KWAI CHUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON TELEPHONE 0-253624.

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