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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (November 10) reminded the public that auctions of stalls for the coming Lunar New Year (LNY) Fairs in Victoria Park and Kowloon will start on Monday (November 13).
For the Victoria Park LNY Fair, there will be 180 wet goods stalls, 300 dry goods stalls and three fast food stalls available for bidding. In the four LNY fairs, to be held at Fa Hui Park, Cheung Sha Wan Playground, Morse Park and Kwun Tong Recreation Ground in Kowloon, there will be a total of 342 wet goods stalls, 212 dry goods stalls and eight fast food stalls.
All the auctions will be held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 18 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai. The auction sessions are scheduled from 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2.15 pm to 4.45pm. The opening prices are as follows:
Victoria Park
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Auction date: November 13 (Monday)
AM session: Fast food and wet goods
PM session: Wet goods
Opening price:
Fast food $159,850 (Stall size: 7.6m x 4.8m)
Fast food $85,620 (Stall size: 5m x 4m)
Wet goods $7,750
Auction date: November 14 (Tuesday)
AM & PM sessions: Dry goods
Opening price: $7,300
Fa Hui Park
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Auction date: November 15 (Wednesday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $4,210
Fast food $30,610 (Stall size: 7.6m x 4.8m)
Fast food $12,600 (Stall size: 5m x 3m)
Dry goods $6,670
Morse Park
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Auction date: November 16 (Thursday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $1,790
Fast food $8,540
Dry goods $1,380
Kwun Tong Recreation Ground
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Auction date: November 17 (Friday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $2,180
Fast food $4,310
Dry goods $1,820
Cheung Sha Wan Playground
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Auction date: November 18 (Saturday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $600
Fast food $3,900
Dry goods $650
Bidders must be at least 18 years old. Anyone can bid for more than one stall.
A successful bidder is required to pay the bid price of the stall at the fall of the hammer. Bidders who use dishonoured cheques or fail to pay the sum required immediately after the auction will be sued and recovery action on the bid prices in arrears may also be taken.
Successful bidders who fail to pay the sum required immediately after the auction will forfeit their right and the stalls concerned will be put up for re-auction immediately.
Interested bidders wishing to seek more information can call the FEHD hotline at 2868 0000.
Details are also available at the FEHD website: www.fehd.gov.hk.
Ends/Friday, November 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 15:12
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