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MONDAY, MAY 14, 1984

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HAWKER STALLS GET ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

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THE 205 LICENSED STALLS IN THE FIRST SECTION OF TUNG CHOI STREET HAWKER PERMITTED PLACE WILL HAVE PROPER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE HAWKER PERMITTED PLACE, STRETCHING FROM ARGYLE STREET IN THE NORTH TO DUNDAS STREET IN THE SOUTH, IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS WITH A TOTAL OF 738 HAWKER STALLS.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE, HAWKERS IN THE FIRST TWO SECTIONS HAVE FORMED THEMSELVES INTO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND JOINED THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SCHEME PROPOSED BY THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED.

+HAWKER STALLS IN THE SECOND SECTION WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH PROPER ELECTRICITY LATER THIS YEAR, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1981, THE HAWKER PERMITTED PLACE HAD BEEN A SUBJECT OF FREQUENT COMPLAINT FROM THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY SHOP OPERATORS AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

THE COMPLAINTS WERE MAINLY ABOUT OBSTRUCTION ON THE PAVEMENT AND THE CARRIAGEWAY, THE HEIGHT OF THE STALLS, ILLEGAL TAPPING OF ELECTRICITY, LITTERING AND NOISE POLLUTION.

+THESE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND REMEDIAL MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.

TOMORROW, A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MR CLEMENT TAO, MR CHAN CHAI-KEUNG AND MR CHOW CHUN-FAI.

UNDER THE HAWKER PERMITTED PLACE SCHEME, EACH HAWKER WAS ISSUED WITH A FIXED-PITCH LICENCE AND ALLOCATED A STALL OF 1.1 SQUARE METRES.

THE OPERATING HOURS ARE BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 11 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY OF THE FIRST SECTION OF THE TUNG CHOI STREET HAWKER PERMITTED PLACE AT 3 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) ON THE CARRIAGEWAY AT THE JUNCTION OF TUNG CHOI STREET AND NELSON STREET.