Auctions for Lunar New Year fair stalls in New Territories to start next Wednesday
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     The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) reminds members of the public that auctions for Lunar New Year (LNY) fair stalls in the New Territories will start next Wednesday (November 20).

     A total of 652 wet goods stalls, 293 dry goods stalls and six fast food stalls will be set up at nine fairs. They will be located at Sha Tsui Road Playground in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung Sports Ground in Kwai Tsing, Tin Hau Temple Plaza in Tuen Mun, Tung Tau Industrial Area Playground in Yuen Long, Shek Wu Hui Playground in North District, Tin Hau Temple Fung Shui Square in Tai Po, Yuen Wo Playground in Sha Tin, Man Yee Playground in Sai Kung and Po Hong Park in Tseung Kwan O.

     Auctions for these stalls will be held from 9.30am. Details are as follows:

Yuen Wo Playground (Sha Tin)
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Auction date: November 20 (Wednesday)
Auction venue: Wo Che Community Hall, Sha Tin
Stall type: Dry goods and wet goods
Opening price:
Dry goods $6,440
Wet goods $5,040

Tin Hau Temple Plaza (Tuen Mun)
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Auction date: November 22 (Friday)
Auction venue: Tseng Choi Street Community Hall, Tuen Mun
Stall type: Dry goods, wet goods and fast food
Opening price:
Dry goods $3,020
Wet goods $2,110
Fast food $7,730

Kwai Chung Sports Ground (Kwai Tsing)
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Auction date: November 25 (Monday)
Auction venue: Assembly Hall, Lai Chi Kok Government Offices
Stall type: Dry goods and wet goods
Opening price:
Dry goods $3,170
Wet goods $700

Shek Wu Hui Playground (North District)
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Auction date: November 26 (Tuesday)
Auction venue: Luen Wo Hui Community Hall, Fanling
Stall type: Dry goods and wet goods
Opening price:
Dry goods $2,160
Wet goods $1,010

Sha Tsui Road Playground (Tsuen Wan)
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Auction date: November 27 (Wednesday)
Auction venue: Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Stall type: Dry goods and wet goods
Opening price:
Dry goods $11,970
Wet goods $2,490

Tin Hau Temple Fung Shui Square (Tai Po)
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Auction date: November 28 (Thursday)
Auction venue: Tai Po Community Centre
Stall type: Dry goods, wet goods and fast food
Opening price:
Dry goods $2,040
Wet goods $3,210
Fast food $7,730

Man Yee Playground (Sai Kung)
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Auction date: December 3 (Tuesday)
Auction venue: Sai Kung Jockey Club Town Hall
Stall type: Dry goods and wet goods
Opening price:
Dry goods $630
Wet goods $540

Po Hong Park (Tseung Kwan O)
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Auction date: December 3 (Tuesday)
Auction venue: Sai Kung Jockey Club Town Hall
Stall type: Dry goods, wet goods and fast food
Opening price:
Dry goods $2,160
Wet goods $1,180
Fast food $6,440

Tung Tau Industrial Area Playground (Yuen Long)
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Auction date: December 4 (Wednesday)
Auction venue: Yuen Long District Sports Association Jockey Club Complex
Stall type: Dry goods, wet goods and fast food
Opening price:
Dry goods $1,900
Wet goods $990
Fast food $7,730

     Bidders for LNY fair stalls must be at least 18 years old and ordinarily resident in Hong Kong.

     Anyone can bid for more than one stall. A bidder must pay the bid price and register in his or her own name as the licensee of the stall immediately after successfully bidding for a stall. The bidder is also required to sign at once an express warranty and a licence agreement with the FEHD, or will forfeit the rights to operate the stall.

     An FEHD spokesman said that successful bidders shall comply with all the stipulations and provisions as set out in the licence agreement. Otherwise, the department is entitled to terminate the agreement and the licensee shall immediately vacate the stall.

     Details of the 2014 LNY Fairs, such as the public notice, the locations and layouts of the fair venues, commodities allowed for sale at the fair stalls, open auction arrangements and related rules, and samples of the licence agreement and express warranty are available on the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk).

     For enquiries, please call the FEHD hotline 2868 0000.

Ends/Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:45

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