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AEDNESDAY, DECEMBER co, 1984

LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR SITES IN URBAN AREAS UP FOR AUCTION

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AUCTIONING OF THE 1985 LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR SITES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE BETWEEN JANUARY 10 AND 17, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL ANNOUNCED TODAY.

MORE THAN 1 300 SITES INCLUDING TWO FAST FOOD CENTRES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT VICTORIA PARK, FA HUI PARK, KOWLOON PARK AND KAI TAK EAST PLAYGROUND WHERE THE FAIRS WILL BE HELD.

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SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL BE GRANTED TEN DAYS FEBRUARY 11 TO 20 TO OPERATE THEIR BUSINESSES AS COMPARED WITH EIGHT DAYS IN PREVIOUS YEARS,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SITES WILL BE FOR THE SALE OF WET GOODS AND DRY GOODS AND THEIR UPSET PRICES RANGE FROM $225 TO $1 013. THE TWO FAST FOOD CENTRES, WHICH WILL BE SET UP IN VICTORIA PARK, WILL EACH CARRY AN UPSET PRICE OF $20 250.

THE AUCTIONING DATES FOR THE SITES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

KOWLOON PARK

(164 SITES)

FA HUI PARK

(312 SITES)

JANUARY 10

JANUARY 14

KAI TAK EAST PLAYGROUND

JANUARY 15

JANUARY 16 AND 17

(260 SITES)

VICTORIA PARK

(568 SITES)

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE

BEFORE 9 A. M. FOR A MORNING AUCTION OR 2 P.M. FOR AN AFTERNOON AUCTION. THEY SHOULD BRING WITH THEM THE IR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS AND TWO PASSPORT SIZE FULL-FACE PHOTOGRAPHS.

A TEMPORARY LICENCE FEE OF $135 PLUS THE AMOUNT OF THE BID WILL BE PAYABLE BY EACH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT.

DETAILS OF THE LAYOUT AND LOCATION PLANS SHOWING THE SITES TO BE AUCTIONED ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE REGIONAL HAWKER RECORDS OFFICES OF THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF COMMODITIES PERMITTED FOR SALE CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE HAWKER RECORDS OFFICES.

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