No_6_1955 — Page 38

NEW MARKET IN KOWLOON *

NEW KANSU STREET MARKET, KOWLOON.

The retailing of fresh meat, fresh fish be utilitarian in design, nevertheless the for the reception of the meat vans and and poultry in Hong Kong is restricted exterior appearance will be pleasing and produce lorries under cover and within to public markets, or to foodshops, operat- the extended concrete louvre arrangement the building precinct. ing under special licence. Only fresh meat on the east and west elevation designed from animals slaughtered in Government to afford complete weather protection yet abattoirs is permitted to be sold under allowing full light and air circulation, will special permit. In order to keep up with be a pleasing feature. the growth of the Colony and to provide sufficient facilities for the distribution of these supplies under properly supervised conditions a regular programme of market building is being maintained. One of the latest of these markets to be constructed is the one on Kansu Street in Kowloon.

Most of the stalls on the ground floor will be for the sale of fish, and for this purpose water tanks are being provided for fish, so that the fish can be kept in in each stall for the storage of the live per- fect condition from the time it is received until the time it is sold.

The main structure will be three storeys high to begin with, and the general ar- rangement will follow that of other mar- kets recently completed, that is, with an outer group of stalls, ranging round the external walls of the building, with an ed on this floor near the main entrance Four large fruit stalls are being provid- inner group of stalls backing onto a large The importance of the new building lies light well in the centre of the building. of the market. There will also be adequate in the fact that it will be a large, modern Wide passage ways between these two store room space on this and on the first building, specially designed to replace the groups will afford ample circulation, both floor and ample lavatory and washroom antiquated and entirely inadequate exist for the shoppers and for the movement of accommodation for all. Another feature ing market, and will concentrate in one produce and foodstuffs to and from the will be provision of an ice store, with a building all the facilities required in this stalls themselves. Space for four shops stall for the sale of this commodity along- very important and crowded district in are being provided on the ground floor, side it so that an ample supply will be Yaumati. Naturally the new building will and a large unloading bay and platform available for the dealers as required.

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Ground floor plan of the new market.

showing truck bays for incoming produce upper left-hand

corner, and refuse truck bay in lower right-hand corner,

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