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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (November 14) that stalls of the 2008 Tai Po Lam Tsuen Fong Ma Po Fair would be put up for open auction on December 12.
To tie in with the arrangements for protecting the Wish Making Trees, the FEHD will hold the fair from February 7 to 21 next year, from 8am to 6pm daily, at Tai Po Lam Tsuen Fong Ma Po.
The arrangements among departments concerned are co-ordinated by the Tai Po District Office of the Home Affairs Department and supported by local people.
The opening prices for each of the 32 dry goods stalls and six wet goods stalls are $660 and $920 respectively.
The auction will begin at 9.30am on December 12 at the Tai Po Community Centre. Dry goods stalls will be auctioned first, followed by wet goods stalls.
Bidders must be at least 18 years old and children under six years of age will not be allowed to enter the auction venue.
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.
For the protection of the Wish Making Trees, stall operators will not be allowed to sell placards tied with any heavy object (including fruit). The licence agreements of those who fail to comply with the requirement will be terminated.
The fair site will be made available three days in advance for the setting up of stalls from February 4 to 6. However, no business shall be conducted on these three days.
Stall licensees must completely remove the stall structure and paraphernalia, together with all refuse, debris and unsold commodities (damaged or otherwise), from the licensed area before 6pm on February 21. Licensees should not mutilate, destroy, damage or abandon any unsold commodities at or in the vicinity of their stalls.
Interested bidders seeking more information may call FEHD's Tai Po District Environmental Hygiene Office at 3183 9109.
Details are also available at the FEHD website: www.fehd.gov.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Issued at HKT 14:54
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