According to the survey, nearly half of the interviewees did not know that Tung Chung would build a temporary market group to urge the public consultation to be implemented as soon as possible

The Food and Health Bureau announced in June this year that it would build a temporary market in the centre of Tung Chung. The site will be located between Fu Tung Street and Cheung Tung Road near the Tung Chung MTR station.

However, a group conducted an earlier investigation and found that some residents of Tung Chung had no knowledge of the construction of the temporary market, nor did they understand the specific details such as site selection, design, and facilities. Among the 201 interviewees, only one was from a government department. The news of the news.

Some district board members believe that the incident highlights the serious inadequacy of the government’s release of market information and consultation procedures. Groups believe that the government should implement public consultation as soon as possible and listen to the opinions of residents and stakeholders to meet public expectations.

It has been 30 years since the development of Tung Chung New Town in 1991, with a population of 120,000, but there has never been a public market.

As of 2018, the government finally announced the construction of a public market on the lower floors of commercial buildings in District 6 adjacent to the Tung Chung MTR station. A temporary market will also be built a month ago.

To understand the awareness of Tung Chung residents of the temporary market, the level of information circulation, and their opinions on the location and facilities of the temporary market, the Tung Chung Community Development Front, the Supervision Public Market Development Alliance, and the Tung Chung Market Concern Group conducted July to August During the month, the survey was conducted with online questionnaires and physical questionnaires, and a total of 201 valid responses were collected.

The survey found that nearly half of the respondents (47%) said they did not know that a temporary market would be built in Tung Chung City Centre.

Nearly 90% of the interviewees learned about the construction of a temporary market through other non-government channels. Among the 201 interviewees, only one person learned about the construction of a temporary market in Tung Chung City Centre from government information; another adult Learned from news reports.

The survey results also showed that more than 80% of the interviewees believed that the government’s dissemination of information on the Tung Chung Temporary Market to the public and residents was insufficient.

In addition, more than 60% of the interviewees did not know that the temporary market was located between Fu Tung Street and Cheung Tung Road near the Tung Chung MTR station, and more than half of the interviewees said they did not know the facilities of the temporary market at all.

The Supervisory Public Market Development Alliance Yao Lingyin pointed out that in the past, the government had never consulted residents or stakeholders. Yao checked the information of the Islands District Council. Even at the Outlying Islands District Council meeting on April 26 this year, some district councillors expressed their opinions on the temporary markets. However, the FEHD’s written response did not disclose that a temporary market would be built. It was not until June that it suddenly announced the location of the Tung Chung temporary market and publicized the design drawings.

She also pointed out that due to the lack of information circulation, residents of Tung Chung have not fully grasped the news of the construction of a temporary market in the area. In addition, there is a lack of consultation, and residents have no channels to express their ideas and opinions on the temporary market, which is likely to lead to gaps in expectations.

Tung Chung Community Development Front, Wu Jiankun, added that in addition to the construction of a temporary market in Tung Chung, a permanent market will also be built in the future. Therefore, it is recommended that the District Council set up a working group to discuss the planning and development of the Tung Chung Market and continue to monitor the Tung Chung temporary market and permanent market. Construction schedule, design, details, etc.

The working group can regularly invite relevant government departments to report on the progress of the temporary market to increase transparency; it can also allow groups and the public to attend to exchange opinions on the temporary market and the permanent market, such as the evaluation of rental management, hardware equipment, sanitation, and transportation facilities. To express opinions and provide suggestions for improvement to promote the flow of people in the market and respond to the needs of residents.

Kwok Ping Ping, a member of the Moon Yat Constituency of Islands District, said that he was surprised that only one person in the investigation learned of the construction of a temporary market in Tung Chung city centre directly from government departments. He believed that it highlighted that the government’s release of market information and consultation procedures was a serious inadequacy. Therefore, he suggested that the government should strengthen Publicity and consultation work of the temporary market, and said that it will continue to monitor the operating procedures of the temporary market to avoid the emergence of monopolies, so as to encourage the development of small businesses in Tung Chung.

Tung Chung North District Councillor Tsui Sang-hung of Islands District said that he understands that Tung Chung neighbourhoods have always expected to need a public market, but there has been no specific plan for a permanent public market, let alone why the government only low-key publicity of the temporary market news, so he hopes to hold it. Public consultation, listening to the opinions of residents and stakeholders.

Fong Lung Fei, a member of the North Constituency of Yat Tung Estate, Islands District, also responded that he learned that residents of Tung Chung had many doubts about the construction of a temporary market, including site selection, operation mode, and equipment. After the completion of the market, it is necessary to strengthen the transportation facilities in the area to enable residents to enter and exit the temporary market more conveniently.

District Councillors pointed out that the Tung Chung Cricket Ground is not enough for ethnic minorities to practice, and it is difficult to find a community-based developer to distribute food vouchers and game packs to the Tung Chung community project. Thousands of grassroots benefited from the construction of 4,800 next to Ying Tung Village, Shen Tung Chung, the Housing Authority. Tung Chung, a public transport interchange, was built to build the first artificial ecological coastline in Hong Kong, where scull crabs and warty snails were found

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