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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (December 15) that the remaining 306 stalls at the 2009 Lunar New Year fairs would be put up for open auction on December 23 (Tuesday).
A total of 152 wet goods stalls, 153 dry goods stalls and one fast food stall, which were not let out in recent auctions, will be re-auctioned at the Assembly Hall, second floor, Lai Chi Kok Government Offices, 19 Lai Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok, starting at 9.30am. Stalls in Victoria Park will be put up for auction first in the morning session, followed by those in the New Territories. Stalls in Kowloon will be put up for auction in the afternoon session.
The stalls are located at Victoria Park, Sha Tsui Road Playground in Tsuen Wan, Po Hong Park in Tseung Kwan O, Man Yee Playground in Sai Kung, Yuen Wo Playground in Sha Tin, Tin Hau Temple Fung Shui Square in Tai Po, Kwai Chung Sports Ground in Kwai Tsing, Open space in front of Tin Hau Temple in Tuen Mun, Fa Hui Park, Morse Park, Kwun Tong Recreation Ground and Cheung Sha Wan Playground. The Lunar New Year fairs will be held from January 20-26, 2009.
The number of available stalls and their reserve prices are as follows:
Nature of Number of Reserve
Fair Stalls Stalls Price
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Victoria Park Dry goods 38 $8,760
Wet goods 16 $7,840
Sha Tsui Road Wet goods 13 $2,120
Playground
(Tsuen Wan)
Po Hong Park Dry goods 16 $1,570
(Tseung Kwan O) Wet goods 5 $860
Man Yee Playground Dry goods 1 $540
(Sai Kung)
Yuen Wo Playground Dry goods 9 $4,680
(Sha Tin) Wet goods 32 $3,790
Kwai Chung Sports Wet goods 1 $510
Ground(Kwai Tsing)
Tin Hau Temple Wet goods 6 $2,330
Fung Shui Square
(Tai Po)
Open Space in Dry goods 2 $2,200
front of Tin Hau Wet goods 9 $1,800
Temple (Tuen Mun)
Fa Hui Park Dry goods 25 $8,000
Wet goods 27 $4,260
Morse Park Dry goods 36 $1,650
Wet goods 26 $1,810
Kwun Tong Wet goods 3 $2,620
Recreation Ground
Cheung Sha Wan Dry goods 26 $660
Playground Wet goods 14 $610
Fast food 1 $4,680
Bidders must be at least 18 years old and 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. Legal proceedings will be instituted against bidders who use dishonoured cheques or fail to pay the sum required immediately after the auction and recovery action on the bid prices in arrears may also be taken.
A successful bidder who fails to pay the sum required immediately after the auction will forfeit his or her right to the stall and the stall concerned will be re-auctioned immediately.
Stalls which are not let out in this round of auctions will be available from 9.30am on December 30 (Tuesday), at the following locations for letting at their reserve prices on a first-come-first-served basis:
Locations for
Fair letting out stalls Telephone
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Victoria Park Hawkers and Markets 2879 5695
Section, 8/F,
Lockhart Road
Municipal Services Building,
225 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
Sha Tsui Road Tsuen Wan District 2212 9720
Playground Environmental Hygiene
(Tsuen Wan) Office, 3/F, Yeung Uk Road
Municipal Services Building,
45 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan
Po Hong Park Sai Kung District 2163 9150
(Tseung Kwan O) Environmental Hygiene Office,
& Man Yee 5/F, Sai Kung Government
Playground Offices Building,
(Sai Kung) 34 Chan Man Street, Sai Kung
Yuen Wo Sha Tin District 2634 0106
Playground Environmental Hygiene Office,
(Sha Tin) Level 12, Tower 1,
Grand Central Plaza,
138 Rural Committee Road,
Sha Tin
Kwai Chung Kwai Tsing District 2425 3624
Sports Ground Environmental Hygiene Office,
(Kwai Tsing) 9/F, Kwai Hing Government
Offices Building, 166-174
Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung
Tin Hau Temple Tai Po District 3183 9108
Fung Shui Square Environmental Hygiene Office,
(Tai Po) 3/F, Tai Po Complex,
8 Heung Sze Wui Street,
Tai Po
Open space Tuen Mun District 2454 6621
in front of Environmental Hygiene Office
Tin Hau Temple 3/F, Tuen Mun Government
(Tuen Mun) Offices Building,
1 Tuen Hi Road, Tuen Mun
Cheung Sha WanĦĦ Hawkers and Markets 2309 2043
Playground, Section, 2/F,
Fa Hui Park, 148 Sai Yee Street,
Morse Park & Mong Kok
Kwun Tong Recreation
Ground
For more information about the re-auction, please call the FEHD hotline at 2868 0000.
Details are also available from tomorrow (December 16) on the department website: www.fehd.gov.hk.
Ends/Monday, December 15, 2008
Issued at HKT 19:25
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