No_3_September_and_October__1953 — Page 22

BRIDGES STREET MARKET

Photograph of the completed building.

Since the end of the war, in order It is usual, in the districts in which sarily strict rules governing the sale to satisfy the demand of an increas- markets have been erected, for the of food are carried out, a point of ed population, the Urban Council womenfolk to do their own shopping; fundamental importance especially in has sought funds from Government so it is of great convenience for them this climate. for the rehabilitation of old markets to be able to choose and purchase and the construction of new ones. most of their daily necessities in one During the last year, three new mar- central place, where prices are cheap kets have been completed under a because of the low overhead costs of Five-Year Development Plan. The the stall-holders and the elimination first, at Hunghom, was opened in the

as much as possible of middlemen. iniddle of last year. The second, at Cheung Sha Wan, was officially open- ed on 29th April this year; it was the 35th opened for business

Shoppers are able to buy safe and clean food with confidence at or- in the ganised markets, where Government Colony and represented the final can enforce the food bye-laws. It is

stage in the rehabilitation of markets which

were destroyed during the possible to

Japanese occupation.

The third, Bridges Street Market, was officially opened on 30th April by Mrs. Ngan Shing-kwan, and it is in- tended to serve the densely populated mid-level districts of the City of Vic- torla. This building is the first in the development programme of new markets in urban areas, which had hitherto none of these facilities.

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These markets play a most import- ant part in the lives of the Chinese community. who generally obtain their perishable foodstuffs not from retail shops, such as are found Europe and America, but from public markets, the great popularity of which can be readily seen from a visit to one of these establishments. advantages obtained by customers at these markets are threefold-con- venience, economy, and confidence in the wholesome condition of food bought.

The

ensure that the neces-

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POUTRY STALLS

By building such shopping centres. however, Government not only helps the

also helps the community as a whole by individual shoppers, but

eliminating such eyesores as the littered open street stalls, which are veritable breeding grounds for flies. Moreover, these markets have proved in the past to be profitable invest- ments and, far from being a drain on public funds, have paid a handsome return to Government.

POUTRY

STALLS

SCALDING

FISH

STALLS

FISH ST

LLS

ICE STORE

STALLS

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STONE

FISH

P A V E M ENT

Plan of the ground floor