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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (November 12) 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 14).
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, Kai Tak East Playground and Kwun Tong Recreation Ground in Kowloon, there will be a total of 366 wet goods stalls, 230 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 to 4.45pm. The opening prices are as follows:
Victoria Park
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Auction date: November 14 (Monday)
AM session: Fast food and wet goods
PM session: Wet goods
Opening price:
Fast food $133,210 (Stall size: 7.6m x 4.8m)
Fast food $71,350 (Stall size: 5m x 4m)
Wet goods $7,630
Auction date: November 15 (Tuesday)
AM & PM sessions: Dry goods
Opening price: $7,180
Fa Hui Park
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Auction date: November 16 (Wednesday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $4,140
Fast food $25,510 (Stall size: 7.6m x 4.8m)
Fast food $10,500 (Stall size: 5m x 3m)
Dry goods $5,560
Kai Tak East Playground
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Auction date: November 17 (Thursday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $1,760
Fast food $7,120
Dry goods $1,360
Kwun Tong Recreation Ground
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Auction date: November 21 (Monday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $2,150
Fast food $3,590
Dry goods $1,520
Cheung Sha Wan Playground
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Auction date: November 22 (Tuesday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $590
Fast food $3,250
Dry goods $640
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/Saturday, November 12, 2005
Issued at HKT 14:33
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