A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said today (September 21) that stall enhancement works in the Wong Nai Chung Market Cooked Food Centre will commence on September 28 (Monday) to improve its operating environment and enhance the dining experience for the public. The works are expected to be completed by the end of December this year. To facilitate the smooth implementation of the works, the Cooked Food Centre will be temporarily closed with effect from the same date. 

     The enhancement works in the Wong Nai Chung Market Cooked Food Centre include beautification of the entrance lobby of the Cooked Food Centre, stall portals, walls and floor tiles, installing lighting fixtures, and reconfiguring dining furniture. The FEHD will also undertake other repair and maintenance works, including the replacement or repair of electrical and mechanical, fire services and building services installations in the Cooked Food Centre. 

     The Government has been implementing the Market Modernisation Programme (MMP) since 2018. Through overhaul or redevelopment projects, stall enhancement projects and minor refurbishment or improvement works, the MMP improves the operating environment of existing public markets, facilitates tenants' business operations and provides a more pleasant shopping environment. At present, the FEHD has completed three stall enhancement projects, namely the Queen Street Cooked Food Market, the Ap Lei Chau Market Cooked Food Centre, and the Luen Wo Hui Market Cooked Food Centre. The former two resumed business in September 2024 and July this year respectively, and the works for the latter were completed in July this year. Since reopening, the average daily footfall of these cooked food markets has increased compared with that before the enhancement works, and their overall operations have been smooth, providing the public with a modern and comfortable dining environment. In addition, there are two stall enhancement projects being carried out at the Yue Wan Market Cooked Food Centre and the Mong Kok Cooked Food Market. The relevant works commenced in March and September this year respectively, and are expected to be completed in December this year. 

     The FEHD will continue to take forward the MMP, with stall enhancement as a priority, to implement projects at suitable markets, with a view to keeping public markets abreast with the times to meet public needs. 

Ends/Monday, September 21, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:00

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