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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1984

THE GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE EARMARKED FOR A MARKET. THERE WILL BE SOME 370 MARIT AND MINI STALLS TO SELL FISH, MEAT, POULTRY,

EGETABLES AND SUNDRY GOODS. A COOKED FOOD CENTRE WITH 26

ALLS WILL OCCUPY THE THIRD FLOOR.

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SHOPPERS, THE MARKET FLOORS ANT THE COOKED FOOD CENTRE WILL BE LINKED UP BY ESCALATORS.

THE 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS ARE SCHEDULED TO ACCOMMODATE AN JULT LIBRARY, A JUNIOR LIBRARY, AN AUDIO VISUAL LIBRARY, AN TENSION ACTIVITIES HALL AND A STUDY ROOM FOR MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS.

THE KOWLOON (WEST) REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE CITY ERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE UP THE NEXT FOUR FLOORS,

FROM THE 10TH FLOOR UPWARDS, THERE WILL BE AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, FOUR GAMES ROOMS, SIX SQUASH COURTS, A TOURNAMENT SQUASH COURT WITH A STAND FOR SOME 130 SPECTATORS, AND A FENCING ROOM.

SEPARATE ENTRANCES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE MARKET, THE 220AED FOOD SECTIONS AND THE REST OF THE BUILDING.

WORK ON THE $71 MILLION PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY LATE 1987 OR EARLY 1988.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL SAID THAT THE SUILDING OF NEW MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEXES WILL PROVIDE LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH MARKET, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND LIBRARY FACILITIES ALL UNDER ONE ROOF.

THEY WILL ALSO BE USED TO RESITE ON-STREET HAWKERS THUS CONTRIBUTING TO A CLEANER AND NEATER LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

UNDER THE URBAN COUNCIL'S CURRENT CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, THERE ARE ALTOGETHER 22 MARKET COMPLEX PROJECTS WHICH ARE EITHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR IN VARIOUS PLANNING STAGES.

THOSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDE. THE WESTERN COMPLEX, LOCKHART ROAD COMPLEX, PO ON ROAD COMPLEX, NGAU CHI WAN COMPLEX AND KOWLOON CITY COMPLEX. THEY ARE DUE FOR COMPLETION BETWEEN 1986 AND 1988.

AND THE QUARRY BAY COMPLEX AND SHUI WO STREET COMPLEX, * ON WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START SHORTLY, SHOULD ALSO BE DY SOMETIME IN 1987.