District 18 News
Written by: Lu Nuojun
2019-11-30 17:22
Last updated: 2019-11-30 17:25After eight months of renovation, Laige Shopping Mall in Changsha Bay was reopened the day before yesterday (28th). In the early years, the market and shopping malls in this area had increased rents significantly and repeatedly, and became ten rooms and nine empty rooms. Thereafter, the consortium Jihui Capital took over the management and began to renovate in March this year. At present, different merchants have settled in the shopping mall, including Qi supermarkets, restaurants, snack food streets, etc. Modern markets have also added air-conditioning. The entire building is designed with an industrial style, like a characteristic container house. Local sources said that the neighborhood ’s response to the new mall was generally positive, but he also said that he would continue to monitor prices to prevent the mall from becoming another “Legal exhibition copy”.
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Laige Village, completed in 1981, is a three-piece long-form old housing estate. In the past, there were housing estate markets to cater for the daily needs of residents. However, since the show took over in 2005, many large rent increases have caused merchants to leave the venue, decreasing from 56 shops to only 10 stalls, leaving the remaining merchants to operate very difficult. In March 2018, Link Exhibition demolished and sold Lige Market to Jihui Capital. Many shop owners and neighbours hope to revitalize the market as soon as possible and regain the flow of people in the village.
However, there have been many storms during this period. Among them was a Junhao restaurant in the village that had been rooted for more than 30 years. Due to the resumption of the shop by Jihui Capital, the restaurant announced its closure, and all the neighborhoods lost their meals and gathering places. They were very dissatisfied. Fifty neighborhoods have protested at Jihui Capital, asking for detailed explanations of plans for future shopping malls and markets, and providing residents with temporary markets during the renovation period. In July, the ADPL protested at Lige Mall, criticizing Jihui Capital for shutting down the escalators and toilets in the mall, and blocking residents' access.
After eight months of renovation, Laige Shopping Mall in Changsha Bay was reopened the day before yesterday (28th). (Photo by Lu Nuojun)
After a comprehensive revitalization, the appearance of Lai Court is completely new, which is in sharp contrast with the old housing estate next to it. A spokesman for Key Capital Capital said that the revitalization project of Laige Shopping Mall started in March this year. The trial operation started on the 28th of this month, and the merchants began to operate one after another. Instead, the revitalization project mainly met the residents' lack of shopping and dining options for many years. According to its online information, when revitalizing Lai Ge Shopping Mall, its team not only kept small shops with community feelings, but also introduced various different merchants, such as young start-ups, art education institutions, and social welfare institutions. "Neighborhood, middle-aged and youth" neighbourhood needs to build a shopping mall with a sense of modern container industry, hoping to become a new landmark in Sham Shui Po.
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The reporter came to inspect the scene this morning. I saw that there was a constant flow of people in the venue. Many neighborhoods were there for shopping. There were Qi Cai, fish, meat, and fruit stalls in the market. The prices were not expensive. Soon, special offers such as "$ 25 a Huang Licang" were offered. In the mall, there are supermarkets and many tea restaurants. There are also many shops that have not been opened. Many places have shop enclosures or signs showing "coming soon". It is understood that there are also many stores settled in the old Lige Mall, including Mingshun Seafood Restaurant, which has been stationed in Lige Village since the 1980s, and newspaper stalls with deep feelings for the neighborhood, as well as hardware stores and Laundry, etc.
Li Jiong, the community director of the ADPL and a candidate for the District Council for Sham Shui Po District, pointed out that as far as he knows, Lai Court is the first full-fledged shopping mall project of "Minfang". Management outsourcing does not need to worry about rent increase for the time being. He said that based on past experience, the price of goods in the refurbished mall was very reasonable at the beginning of the opening period, and there were even many concessions. He emphasized that prices would continue to be monitored in the future to prevent the venue from becoming a "remake" of the venues in other regions. Li Jiong continued to point out that the current response of the neighborhood to the new mall is generally positive, but there is no teller machine in the venue, and the escalator to the second floor has not been opened, which is very inconvenient for the neighborhood. He is working with Gaw Capital on the possibility of installing a lift.
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