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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1934

SOON.

MORE COOKED FOOD MARKETS FOR KWAI CHUNG

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TWO MORE NEW COOKED FOOD MARKETS WILL BE READY IN KWAI CHUNG

THE MARKETS, LOCATED AT WO YI HOP ROAD AND TAI YUEN STREET, WILL EASE THE SHORTAGE OF EATING FACILITIES FOR FACTORY WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE $3.7-MILLION PAVILION-TYPE MARKET AT WO YI HOP ROAD WILL ACCOMMODATE 14 COOKED FOOD AND FOUR FRUIT STALLS, WITH A SITTING OUT AREA ON ITS ROOFTOP.

THE MARKET AT TAI YUEN STREET, BEING BUILT AT A COST OF $2.6 MILLION, WILL HOUSE 18 COOKED FOOD STALLS AND TWO FRUIT STALLS.

IT WILL ALSO HAVE A SITTING-OUT AREA AS WELL AS PUBLIC TOILETS AND A REFUSE COLLECTION FACILITY.

BOTH MARKETS WILL HAVE A COMMUNAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH GREASE FILTERS.

THE IR PARTITION WALLS AND FLOORS ARE PAVED WITH MOSAIC TILES TO FACILITATE CLEANSING.

EACH STALL HAS ITS OWN WORKING AREA WITH A WATER TAP, SINK AND BASIN.

ALL THE STALLS WILL BE PUT UP FOR BIDDING AT A DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PLAYGROUND AT TSUEN WAN ROAD INTERCHANGE

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A 9 000-SQUARE METRE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IS BEING BUILT ON THE SPACE UNDER THE NEWLY-COMPLETED TEXACO ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD INTERCHANGE IN TSUEN WAN.

THE PLAYGROUND, NAMED CIRCLE PARK, WILL FORM PART OF A DISTRICT LANDSCAPING PROGRAMME BY THE LANDSCAPE UNIT OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE SPLASH POOLS, ARTIFICIAL HILLS

AND STREAMS, PLAY EQUIPMENT AND A CHILDREN'S TOILET.

OTHER FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED INCLUDE SEATING, PLANTS AND

TABLE TENNIS PLAYING AREAS, AS WELL AS A ROCK GARDEN.

THE PARK, BEING BUILT AT A COST OF $3 MILLION, WILL OPEN IN APRIL AND EVENTUALLY LINK WITH TAI WO HAU PARK, CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH IS TO START SOON.

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