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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (October 5) reminded the public that auctions of stalls for the coming Lunar New Year (LNY) fairs in Victoria Park and Kowloon would start on Monday (October 8).
For the Victoria Park Fair, there will be 180 wet goods stalls, 300 dry goods stalls and three fast food stalls available for bidding. In the four fairs at Fa Hui Park, Cheung Sha Wan Playground, Morse Park and Kwun Tong Recreation Ground in Kowloon, there will be a total of 322 wet goods stalls, 236 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 2.15pm to 4.45pm. The opening prices are as follows:
Victoria Park
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Auction date: October 8 (Monday)
AM session: Fast food and wet goods
PM session: Wet goods
Opening price:
Fast food $191,820 (Stall size: 7.6m x 4.8m)
Fast food $102,740 (Stall size: 5m x 4m)
Wet goods $7,840
Auction date: October 9 (Tuesday)
AM & PM sessions: Dry goods
Opening price: $8,760
Fa Hui Park
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Auction date: October 15 (Monday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $4,260
Fast food $36,730 (Stall size: 7.6m x 4.8m)
Fast food $15,120 (Stall size: 5m x 3m)
Dry goods $8,000
Morse Park
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Auction date: October 16 (Tuesday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $1,810
Fast food $10,250
Dry goods $1,650
Kwun Tong Recreation Ground
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Auction date: October 17 (Wednesday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $2,620
Fast food $5,170
Dry goods $2,180
Cheung Sha Wan Playground
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Auction date: October 18 (Thursday)
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening price:
Wet goods $610
Fast food $4,680
Dry goods $660
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, October 5, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:15
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