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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1984

THEY FIRST VISITED THE TWO-STOREY COOKED FOOD MARKET IN TSUN YIP STREET WHICH ACCOMMODATES 56 STALLS. IT IS THE RESULT OF A REDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING COOKED FOOD BAZAAR TO PROVIDE MORE LUNCHING FACILITIES FOR SOME 140 000 WORKERS IN THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA. SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 1985 AT A COST OF $10.4 MILLION, IT WILL ALSO HAVE A REST GARDEN BUILT ON THE ROOFTOP - PROVIDING A CONVENIENT SPOT FOR RELAXATION TO WORKERS.

MR CHUNG SAID THE COOKED FOOD MARKET IS ONE POSITIVE RESULT OF THE 1981 +TORCH OPERATION+ TO CLEAR THE DISTRICT OF ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD STALLS, HAWKERS AND OTHER UNLICENSED FOOD CATERERS FROM THE DISTRICT.

+ THE MARKET WILL NOT ONLY HELP ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF LUNCHING SPACES IN THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO GREATLY IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE AREA,+ HE SAID.

+EQUALLY IMPORTANT, IT WILL ENABLE WORKERS TO PATRON I SE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS THAT WOULD MEET THEIR EATING HABITS AS WELL AS THEIR INCOME LEVEL.+

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 12 RESTAURANTS, FIVE FOOD FACTORIES, FOUR COOKED FOOD BAZAARS, FOUR MOBILE FAST FOOD SHOPS AND 80 FACTORY CANTEENS IN KWUN TONG.

FROM THERE THE PARTY WENT TO THE SHEK KU LUNG ROAD PLAYGROUND WHICH OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTING FACILITIES FOR DAY AND NIGHT-TIME USE. OCCUPYING AN AREA OF SOME 13 000 SQUARE METRES, THE PLAYGROUND INCLUDE THE FIRST TENNIS COURTS IN WONG TAI SIN AND THE FIRST OUTDOOR FIVE-A-SIDE SOCCER PITCHES IN THE URBAN AREAS. WHEN IT IS COMPLETED IN MID-MARCH 1985, IT WILL ALSO HAVE ON ITS GROUNDS TWO VOLLEYBALL-CUM-BADMINTON COURTS, A SITTING-OUT AREA AND A SERVICE BUILDING.

NOTING THAT THE $4.9 MILLION LANDSCAPED PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED JUST OPPOSITE THE KAI TAK AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING, MR CHUNG SAID: THIS WILL GIVE OVERSEAS VISITORS A FIRST GOOD IMPRESSION OF OUR CITY UPON ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG.+

THE PARTY NEXT VISITED THE NEWLY COMPLETED REFUSE COLLECTION POINT ON DUNDAS STREET. IN ADDITION TO A CARBON FILTRATION SYSTEM, IT IS ALSO THE FIRST RCP TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC WINDOW SHUTTER THUS PREVENTING SMELL FROM ESCAPING DURING THE LOADING OF REFUSE.

THE $1.3 MILLION RCP HAS BEEN PUT INTO OPERATION SINCE LAST MONTH TO REPLACE A FORMER ON-STREET RCP AT THE JUNCTION OF DUNDAS STREET AND FA YUEN STREET.

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