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(h) For the new markets, installing air-conditioning will incur higher capital costs, estimated at 3 times compared with the M.E.A.T. system, and also longer construction time. For the renovation of existing markets, the conversion works may result in temporary suspension of business of the markets and the business of the stall operators.
Direct enquiries with stallholders and the public users have indicated that they welcome such move, having been made fully aware of the extra costs that may be involved for such facilities.
After noting the clear benefits to the public users and stallholders, and the possible increase in costs and the temporary and short-term inconvenience involved, it is considered that providing air-conditioning to markets far outweighs the drawbacks.
(10) Bad Smell—bad smell normally emanates from the offensive smell sections of a market, e.g., poultry area and refuse collection points. Therefore, these sections should be separated from the main market stall areas and installed with their own ventilation system, i.e., a water scrubber system separate from the ventilation system for the central main market.
In addition, each poultry stall should face the outside of markets and should have its own independent poultry dressing area behind the stall. Where possible, a common storage area for placing poultry baskets should be provided in the open outdoor area on the same floor.
(11) Small size of stalls—under the Council's past policy, our markets were built to resite all on-street hawkers into off-street markets. To meet the total hawkers resiting commitments, the number of market stalls was often increased without due regard to the appropriate size required for commercial viability. Consequently, our old-style market stalls are too small with only a narrow frontage. This creates problems about storage of goods items and blockage of passageways by displayed goods from the stalls.
Under the current policy, markets are built on grounds of viability to meet public demands rather than as a resiting device, and the size of stalls in our newer markets has increased considerably. The average measurements of these new-style stalls are:
Standard mini stall 2m x 2.5m 5 sq m Fish & Meat Stall (large stall) 3.6m x 4.6m = 16.6 sq m Poultry Stall (largest stall) 3.6m x 6.4m = 23.04 sq m(12) Number of stalls in a Market—It has been held that since market-goers prefer one or two storeys markets, 200 stalls is the optimal number for a market to be commercially viable while offering a wide range of items for sale. However, the
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
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(h) For the new markets, installing air-conditioning will incur higher capital costs, estimated at 3 times compared with the M.E.A.T. system, and also longer construction time. For the renovation of existing markets, the conversion works may result in temporary suspension of business of the markets and the business of the stall operators.
Direct enquiries with stallholders and the public users have indicated that they welcome such move, having been made fully aware of the extra costs that may be involved for such facilities.
After noting to the clear benefits to the public users and stallholders, and the possible increase in costs and the temporary and short term inconvenience involved it is considered that providing air-conditioning to markets far outweigh the drawbacks.
(10) Bad Smell—bad smell normally emanates from the offensive smell sections of a market, e.g. poultry area and refuse collection points. Therefore, these sections should be separated from the main market stall areas and installed with their own ventilation system, i.e, a water scrubber system separate from the ventilation system for the central main market.
In addition, each poultry stall should face the outside of markets and should have its own independent poultry dressing area behind the stall. Where possible, a common storage area for placing poultry baskets should be provided in the open outdoor area on the same floor.
(11) Small size of stalls-under the Council's past policy, our markets were built to resite all on-street hawkers into off-street markets. To meet the total hawkers resiting commitments, the number of markets stalls was often increased without due regard to the appropriate size required for commercial viability. Consequently, our old style market stalls are too small with only a narrow frontage. This creates problems about storage of goods items and blockage of passageways by displayed goods from the stalls.
Under the current policy, markets are built on grounds of viability to meet public demands rather than as a resiting device, and the size of stalls in our newer markets has increased considerably. The average measurements of these new-style stalls
are:
Standard mini stall
Fish & Meat Stall
(large stall)
Poultry Stall
(largest stall)
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2m x 2.5m 5 sq m 3.6m x 4.6m = 16.6 sq m
3.6m x 6.4m = 23.04 sq m
(12) Number of stalls in a Market-It has been held that since market-goers prefer one or two storeys markets, 200 stalls is the optimal number for a market to be commercially viable while offering a wide range of items for sale. However, the
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