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MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1985

MARKET COMPLEX FOR QUARRY BAY

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AN EIGHT-STOREY COMPLEX, WHICH WILL PROVIDE MARKET AND LEISURE FACILITIES, WILL BE BUILT ON TOP OF A PUMPING STATION AT QUARRY BAY STREET.

BESIDE THE PUMPING STATION, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER 1983, A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT, LOADING AND UNLOADING BAYS AND LIFT SERVICES ARE TO BE PROVIDED ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

FACILITIES ON THE UPPER FLOORS INCLUDE A MARKET, FIVE COOKED FOOD STALLS, OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, A LIBRARY, A STUDY ROOM, GAMES ROOMS, SQUASH COURTS AND A MULTI-PURPOSE GAMES HALL.

THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WORK ON WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

TENDERS ARE ALSO BEING CALLED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY MARKET ON A 2 000-METRE SITE AT HUNG SHUI KIU MAIN STREET.

WORK ON THE PROJECT INCLUDES HARD PAVING AND LINE MARKING FOR 54 MARKET STALLS AND 180 MINI STALLS AND PERIMETER FENCING. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO BUILD A REFUSE CHAMBER AND TO PROVIDE CONTAINER OFFICES AND STORE ROOMS.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN JULY OR AUGUST AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.

SPECIAL STAMPS FOR DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

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FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS, DEPICTING THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON JUNE 19.

THE STAMPS, IN DENOMINATIONS OF 40 CENTS, $1, $1.30 AND $5, WILL SHOW A DRAGON BOAT IN ACTION WHEN LINKED TOGETHER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID.

A SOUVENIR SHEET CONTAINING THE SET OF STAMPS IN A SE-TENANT STRIP WILL ALSO BE ISSUED AT A PRICE OF $7.70, HE ADDED.

THE STAMPS AND SOUVENIR SHEETS WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AND AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE FROM JUNE 5 TO JUNE 18.

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