Auction for Victoria Park Chinese New Year Fair stalls concludes
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A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said that a total of 400 stalls at the Fair, including 170 for regular size dry goods, 46 for large size dry goods, 180 for wet goods and four for fast food, were let out during the three-day open auction.
To summarise the results of the auction held during the past two days (October 8 and 9), the successful bids for the regular size dry goods stalls ranged from $8,540 to $64,000, which averaged out to $21,017. The highest bid of $64,000 was about 7.5 times the opening price of $8,540. The auction of regular dry goods stalls fetched a total of $3,572,920. For the large size dry goods stalls, the successful bids ranged from $22,000 to $50,000, which averaged out to $29,870. The highest bid of $50,000 was about 3.9 times the opening price of $12,810. The auction of large size dry goods stalls fetched a total of $1,374,000.
The three auction days for the Victoria Park CNY Fair stalls attracted about 1 320 participants in total.
The auction for stalls of the Tat Tung Road Garden CNY Fair in Tung Chung will be held on Monday (October 12) at Assembly Hall, 2/F, Lai Chi Kok Government Offices, 19 Lai Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon. The auction session is scheduled from 9am until completion of the auction.
The auctions for stalls of the CNY fairs in Fa Hui Park and Cheung Sha Wan Playground in Sham Shui Po and Kwun Tong Recreation Ground in Kwun Tong will be held at the above-mentioned venue from October 13 to 15. The auction sessions are scheduled from 9am to 12.30pm (AM session) and 2pm until completion of the auction (PM session).
The auction for stalls of the To Kwa Wan Recreation Ground CNY Fair in Kowloon City will be held at the above-mentioned venue on October 16 (Friday). The auction session is scheduled from 9am until completion of the auction.
The spokesman reminded the successful bidders to comply with all 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.
Ends/Friday, October 9, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:30
Issued at HKT 17:30
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