District 18 News
Written by: Lu Ningmin, Zeng Fengting
2021-05-25 14:02
Last update date: 2021-05-25 14:05
Fotan has always been famous for eating pigeons and chicken porridge. It has been standing in the district for nearly 40 years and it is a good place to eat food in the old street stalls.
, But this month came the news that the big-name stalls will be demolished before 2024, and the complex will be rebuilt at that time.
A big-name stall owner revealed that FEHD staff arrived on the 10th of this month and met with a large number of big-name stall owners and district councilors and announced that the east and west cooked food markets will be cleared. Stalls 203,000 yuan in compensation, or relocate to vacant stalls in other markets.
Some district board members said that Fo Tan does have a need to build a complex, and hoped that the authorities would consider using one of the first floors of the complex as a cooked food center to house tenants of big-name stalls affected by the demolition.
The big-name stalls that have been standing in Fotan for nearly 40 years will be cleared before 2024.
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In response to the increase in population in the area, the government proposed in the Budget of last year to reserve the Fo Tan West Cooked Food Market and the adjacent Shan Mei Street Playground and parking lot for the construction of a complex. It is expected that there will be a gymnasium, library, etc. Recreation facilities.
Mr. Chen, the Kum Kee lunch stall owner who has been operating food stalls in the East Cooked Food Market for 40 years, said that the government intends to build a comprehensive building in the West Cooked Food Market. It should not be necessary to clear the East Cooked Food Market. He is dissatisfied with the government’s "one size fits all" approach.
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Dissatisfied with the government's "one size fits all" clearance of the East Cooked Food Market
Mr. Chen, the Kum Kee lunch stall owner who has been operating food stalls in the East Cooked Food Market for 40 years, said that the government intends to build a comprehensive building in the West Cooked Food Market. It should not be necessary to clear the East Cooked Food Market. He is dissatisfied with the government’s "one size fits all" approach.
He revealed that the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department had sent staff to consult the stall owner’s opinion, "We don’t want to dismantle the East Block. You have no plans, so keep it first!" He described the Fotan big brand stall as an attraction. If it is easily demolished, it will destroy the local food culture. "Eating pigeon and chicken porridge in Hong Kong must be a hot coal. It is like eating seafood and going to Sai Kung. It’s a semi-open meal. How many people are there in Hong Kong? Want to change this culture?" He lamented that Hong Kong focuses on the development of shopping malls, and there are only chain restaurants for diners to choose from. "Promoting large enterprises and obliterating local culture, the government should keep the big brands. At the first time, we talked with her. The big-name stalls are little by little. If you open it, they won’t even know it.”
Big-name stalls are unique to Hong Kong’s food culture.
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Mr. Chen pointed out that even if the stall owner is willing to accept the compensation plan, each stall can receive 203,000 yuan, with a maximum of 800,000 yuan, but they can’t guarantee their lives. “Let’s do it later? Carrying CSSA?” He confessed that he has been operating at the site for many years. I have become friends with diners. The big-name stalls are also the collective memories of many neighborhoods. I hope they can continue to operate. "The government reserves the cooked food center to relocate, but it’s not in the same area. We want to relocate in the same area." , How many regular customers are you!"
Mr. Zhou, who has been operating food stalls in the Western Cooked Food Market for 15 years, hopes that young stall owners can continue to operate in the original district.
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Have become friends with local diners, and hope to be resettled
"After the admission of Junyang Village, there was a lot of people flow. Under the epidemic, the restaurants are so rare that they will return more people first. I know that the government will be demolished. I am disappointed!" Another person has been operating a food stall in the Western Cooked Food Market for 15 years. According to Mr. Zhou’s, the government provides different options for stall owners. Option A is for tenants to choose to close their business and receive 27 months of rent compensation, or a lump-sum compensation of 203,000 yuan per stall, with a maximum limit of 800,000 yuan; Option B is for tenants to choose to relocate. Can be arranged to move to vacant stalls in other markets, while receiving 24 months of rent compensation, or 180,000 ex-gratia payment.
Mr. Zhou said that even if he has reached retirement age, he hopes that young stall owners can continue to operate in the same area. "We met with the government on May 10th. The complex was originally designed with a cooked food center, but many stall owners said nothing. If you want to add a layer of cooked food center, you can use 嚟 to house us.” Mr. Zhou admitted that even if he can enter the cooked food center of the complex, the open environment of the big-name stalls and the chattering and laughter of diners will cease to occur, but At least it can continue the Fotan’s culture of eating pigeon chicken porridge, and retain a place to gather in the neighborhood.
Mr. Zhou believes that big-name stalls in Hong Kong are rare to buy, and he hopes that the authorities must think twice before clearing them.
Sha Tin District Councillor Mak Tsz Kin said that he was puzzled by the authorities' construction of a complex in the West Cooked Food Market but also the removal of the East Cooked Food Market. The District Council and relevant departments will follow up in the future.
He believes that in response to the increase in population in the district, it is necessary to build complex buildings to increase community facilities. "There is no community hall in Fo Tan, and public clinics have to go to Lek Yuen. There is no reason to rely on He Che Tong Lek Yuen for public facilities."
Mak Tsz Kin believes that residents in the district will not object to the construction of a complex, but hope that the authorities can reserve one floor of the building as a cooked food center to house the tenants of the big-name stalls affected by the demolition. "Like the Tai Po Complex, it has a first floor system. To be a cooked food center, although the flavor is definitely different, it is a relatively ideal solution."
He revealed that most of the affected tenants felt that the compensation was insufficient and hoped to move into the complex to continue operating food stalls.
Involving 39 stalls, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has not announced project details
In response to enquiries, the FEHD stated that it is currently comprehensively reviewing the use and development potential of existing markets (including cooked food markets) in order to formulate appropriate development plans to achieve the policy goals of making the best use of the land, benefiting the public, and promoting regional development.
At present, there are 24 and 15 stalls in the Fo Tan (East) and (West) Cooked Food Markets. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has begun negotiations with tenants and stakeholders on the relevant arrangements for the closure of the two cooked food markets.
According to the department, the playground and temporary parking lot next to the Fo Tan (West) Cooked Food Market are proposed to use the "single site, multiple use" model as a joint government complex. The authorities will consider including the land vacated by the Cooked Food Market into one building development. In the site.
The Development Bureau and the Property Agency plan to consult the Sha Tin District Council on the proposal for the joint use of the complex as soon as possible later this year.
As for the future use of the Fo Tan (East) Cooked Food Market, the government will follow established procedures to formulate plans for the optimal use of the land. When preparations are ready, the government will make an announcement.
The Department also pointed out that according to the terms of the current public market stall tenancy agreement, either the landlord (ie FEHD) and the tenant can terminate the tenancy agreement without any compensation by giving written notice to the other party not less than one month in advance.
However, considering that the cooperation of the tenants will help the government to implement the market closure arrangements smoothly so as to make the best use of the land, which is in the interest of the whole society, the government will consider making compassionate arrangements, including choosing to close out of business or relocate to the FEHD Tenants who continue to operate vacant stalls in designated markets will receive a lump-sum ex-gratia payment.
The premise is that the distribution of ex-gratia payments must carefully follow the principle of making good use of public funds, to achieve a reasonable balance between public interests and the interests of tenants, and to ensure that public resources can be used effectively.
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