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especially in or near the newly developed Resettlement, Low Cost and Housing Authority estates?
(b) What other concrete provisions have been made to give permanent sites for hawkers in resettlement estates instead of merely regarding them as a nuisance and endeavouring by prosecutions and demolitions of their structures to limit their, at present, unlawful activities?
MR. R. H. LOBO, CHAIRMAN OF THE MARKETS SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-
In the next twelve months two new markets of conventional design are due to be completed in or near urban resettlement estates. One of these is at Chun Wah Street, immediately adjacent to Jordan Valley Estate and just across the road from Ngau Tau Kok Estate. It is a single-storey structure with 13 stalls for the sale of meat, fish and poultry and sites for over 400 hawkers in a bazaar under the same roof. It is expected to open for business in September. The other market is at Sheung Tak Street in the heart of Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate. Construction of the two-storey building will start in a few days' time. It will accommodate 67 large meat, fish and poultry stalls and 279 smaller stalls for the sale of vegetables and fruit. Because of its central location this large market will also serve the residents of Wang Tau Hom and Tung Tau Estates.
Also due for completion before the end of 1971 is a multi-storey market at Shau Kei Wan. Looking further ahead than 12 months, there are 14 other market projects in the Public Works Programme, including a large market for Chai Wan Resettlement Estate.
In addition, an extensive programme for the building of modular markets is now under way in the new high-density public housing estates. In resettlement estates under construction, marketing facilities of this type are being built at the same time as the residential blocks so that they will be available to the residents when they take up occupation. Before the end of this year it is hoped to complete modular markets throughout Sau Mau Ping Estate (Stage II) and in Yau Tong Estate (Area C) and Hing Wah Estate (Stage I). Similar facilities for Lam Tin Estate (Area B) and Hing Wah Estate (Stage II) are in the advanced planning stages. Older estates are also included in the later stages of the modular market programme and preliminary planning of markets for Ngau Tau Kok and Tsz Wan Shan Estates has already begun. All new Government Low Cost Housing and Housing Authority Estates are being provided with modular markets of similar design.
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gramme and preliminary planning of markets for Ngau Tau Kok and Tsz Wan Shan Estates has already begun. All new Government Low Cost Housing and Housing Authority Estates are being provided with modular markets of similar design.
With regard to part (b) of the Question, in those estates—or sections of estates—where modular markets are provided, appropriate steps will be taken to prevent encroachment by outside hawkers. In estates which, for the time being, will not have modular markets the Resettlement Department, as and when feasible, will resite hawkers in locations where their trading activities can be carried out under stable and orderly conditions.
It may be relevant at this point to indicate the method by which stalls in modular markets in new resettlement estates are to be allocated. Vegetable, fruit and general hawker stalls, including those for tradesmen, will be allocated on a one stall to one family basis (i.e. parents and unmarried sons and daughters) by ballot in the following order of priority to:-
(i) hawkers who have been deriving their main livelihood from hawking, and who were actually trading inside the squatter or resite or licensed area at the date of being cleared into the estate; or in another estate from which they are being decanted;
(ii) recommended social welfare cases where no shop is being provided; and
(iii) depending on local circumstances, hawkers currently trading in certain areas of the old sections of the same estates.
The allocation of stalls for cooked food, meat, fish and poultry will be on the same basis and follow the same priority, except that allocation will be by auction for premium, restricted to genuine operators of these trades among incoming and existing tenants.
MR. BERNACCHI:- Several supplementaries. First of all the Chairman of the Markets Select Committee says "looking further ahead than 12 months" and mentions a large market for Chai Wan Estate. The question is how much further ahead because I know myself that this large market for Chai Wan has been in the discussion stage for about ten years?
MR. LOBO:- Yes, it is probably correct that there has been a market in the programme for ten years but Mr. BERNACCHI will no
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especially in or near the newly developed Resettle- ment, Low Cost and Housing Authority estates?
(b) What other concrete provisions have been made to give permanent sites for hawkers in resettlement estates instead of merely regarding them as a nuisance and endeavouring by prosecutions and demolitions of their structures to limit their, at present, unlawful activities?
MR. R. H. LOBO, CHAIRMAN OF THE MARKETS SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows:-
In the next twelve months two new markets of conventional design are due to be completed in or near urban resettle- ment estates. One of these is at Chun Wah Street, immediately adjacent to Jordan Valley Estate and just across the road from Ngau Tau Kok Estate. It is a single-storey structure with 13 stalls for the sale of meat, fish and poultry and sites for over 400 hawkers in a bazaar under the same roof. It is expected to open for business in September. The other market is at Sheung Tak Street in the heart of Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate. Construction of the two-storey building will start in a few days' time. It will accommodate 67 large meat, fish and poultry stalls and 279 smaller stalls for the sale of vegetables and fruit. Because of its central location this large market will also serve the residents of Wang Tau Hom and Tung Tau Estates.
Also due for completion before the end of 1971 is a multi- storey market at Shau Kei Wan. Looking further ahead than 12 months, there are 14 other market projects in the Public Works Programme, including a large market for Chai Wan Resettlement Estate.
In addition, an extensive programme for the building of modular markets is now under way in the new high-density public housing estates. In resettlement estates under con- struction, marketing facilities of this type are being built at the same time as the residential blocks so that they will be available to the residents when they take up occupation. Before the end of this year it is hoped to complete modular markets throughout Sau Mau Ping Estate (Stage II) and in Yau Tong Estate (Area C) and Hing Wah Estate (Stage I). Similar facilities for Lam Tin Estate (Area B) and Hing Wah Estate (Stage II) are in the advanced planning stages. Older estates are also included in the later stages of the modular market pro-
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gramme and preliminary planning of markets for Ngau Tau Kok and Tsz Wan Shan Estates has already begun. All new Government Low Cost Housing and Housing Authority Estates are being provided with modular mar- kets of similar design.
With regard to part (b) of the Question, in those estates-or sections of estates-where modular markets are provided, appropriate steps will be taken to prevent encroachment by outside hawkers. In estates which, for the time being, will not have modular markets the Resettlement Depart- ment, as and when feasible, will resite hawkers in loca- tions where their trading activities can be carried out under stable and orderly conditions.
It may be relevant at this point to indicate the method by which stalls in modular markets in new resettlement estates are to be allocated. Vegetable, fruit and general hawker stalls, including those for tradesmen, will be allocated on a one stall to one family basis (i.e. parents and unmarried sons and daughters) by ballot in the fol- lowing order of priority to:-
(i) hawkers who have been deriving their main livelihood from hawking, and who were actually trading inside the squatter or resite or licensed area at the date of being cleared into the estate; or in another estate from which they are being decanted;
(ii) recommended social welfare cases where no shop is
being provided; and
(iii) depending on local circumstances, hawkers currently trading in certain areas of the old sections of the same estates.
The allocation of stalls for cooked food, meat, fish and poultry will be on the same basis and follow the same priority, except that allocation will be by auction for premium, restricted to genuine operators of these trades among incoming and existing tenants.
MR. BERNACCHI:-Several supplementaries. First of all the Chair- man of the Markets Select Committee says "looking further ahead than 12 months" and mentions a large market for Chai Wan Estate. The question is how much further ahead because I know myself that this large market for Chai Wan has been in the discussion stage for about ten years?
MR. LOBO:-Yes, it is probably correct that there has been a market in the programme for ten years but Mr. BERNACCHI will no
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