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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992

A FURTHER AMENDMENT CONTAINED IN THE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE DETENTION OF DEPORTEES FOR ENQUIRIES INTO THEIR ACTIVITIES.

CURRENTLY, DEPORTEES CAN BE DETAINED FOR ENQUIRIES INTO BOTH THEIR OWN AND OTHER PEOPLE'S ACTIVITIES. MOREOVER, THEY CAN, IN THEORY, BE INDEFINITELY DETAINED FOR THESE PURPOSES.

THESE POWERS HAVE NEVER BEEN USED IN THAT WAY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO INTENTION OF DOING SO.

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS PROPOSED TO IMPOSE A MAXIMUM LIMIT ON THE PERIOD OF DETENTION.

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LARGEST WHOLESALE MARKET OPERATIONAL BY NEXT YEAR-END * * * * *

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THE TERRITORY'S LARGEST-EVER WHOLESALE MARKET FOR PRODUCE WILL BE OPERATING ON THE SEAFRONT OF CHEUNG SHA WAN BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR, CATERING TO DIFFERENT TRADES WITHIN THE SAME COMPLEX.

AS PART OF AN URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMME, THE $740 MILLION PHASE I CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE MARKET COMPLEX WILL HOUSE A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCE WHOLESALING FACILITIES UNDER ONE ROOF, RELEASING THE LAND OCCUPIED BY EXISTING FACILITIES FOR PROPOSED GOVERNMENT/ INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE.

ROAD AND FOOTPATH CONGESTION CAUSED BY THE CURRENT MARKET OPERATIONS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED,

THE CONTRACT FOR THE PHASE I BUILDING WORKS OF THE WHOLESALE MARKET WAS AWARDED TO YAU LEE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SIGNING THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR PAUL CORSER, SAID THE WHOLESALE MARKET WOULD INTEGRATE DIFFERENT TRADES WITHIN A SINGLE TWO-LEVEL COMPLEX WHICH, WHEN COMPLETED, WOULD HAVE THE LARGEST THROUGHPUT PER SQUARE METRES OF ANY SIMILAR FACILITY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

OCCUPYING A 10-HECTARE SITE, THE PHASE I DEVELOPMENT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING TEMPORARY WHOLESALE FACILITIES FOR IMPORTED VEGETABLES, FRESH WATER AND MARINE FISH AND EGGS WHICH ARE SCATTERED OVER DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE AREA.

THE SECOND PHASE WITH A SITE AREA OF ABOUT EIGHT HECTARES IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1995. IT WILL ACCOMMODATE EXISTING WHOLESALE FACILITIES FOR FRUIT AND POULTRY.

AS THE MARKET WAS DESIGNED FOR OPERATION ROUND-THE-CLOCK AND EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, SPECIAL THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN ΤΟ MINIMISE MAINTENANCE AND TO MAINTAIN IT AT A HIGH HYGIENIC STANDARD.

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