In this year's "Policy Notice", the Food and Health Bureau announced the construction of the Tung Chung Temporary Market on Fu Tung Street near the Tung Chung MTR Station, and it is planned to be completed and opened at the end of next year.
The Tung Chung Community Development Front, the Supervision Public Market Development Alliance, and the Tung Chung Market Concern Group conducted a questionnaire survey on the Tung Chung Temporary Market. Sixty percent of the respondents believed that the opening of the Tung Chung Temporary Market could effectively adjust Tung Chung prices and improve the high price situation.
The survey also revealed that residents have many opinions on the provision of temporary markets and community issues.
Representatives of the organization said that in the absence of public consultation, residents of Tung Chung have no channels to express their thoughts on the temporary market, and they are prone to gaps in expectations. They urge the authorities to implement the public consultation of the temporary market as soon as possible.
The Tung Chung Community Development Front, the Supervision Public Market Development Alliance, and the Tung Chung Market Concern Group conducted a questionnaire survey on the Tung Chung Temporary Market. Sixty percent of the respondents believed that the opening of the Tung Chung Temporary Market could effectively adjust Tung Chung prices and improve the high price situation.
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The survey was conducted in the form of online and physical questionnaires from October to November this year, and a total of 430 valid questionnaires were collected.
The results showed that more than 80% of the interviewed residents hope that the temporary market needs cooked food stalls, and more than 70% of the interviewed residents believe that the temporary market needs to add free shuttle buses to various housing estates in Tung Chung. Another 60% of the interviewed believe that after the temporary market is opened , Can effectively adjust prices in the region and improve the situation of high prices.
More than 50% of Tung Chung residents interviewed believe that temporary markets can increase employment opportunities, and nearly 70% of the interviewees said that the establishment of temporary markets can increase consumer choices.
In addition, the residents interviewed are also concerned that the opening of the temporary market will cause hygiene, traffic and noise problems.
Qiong Ting, a resident of Yat Tung Village, said that due to the high prices in Fu Tung Market, the neighborhood has been "suffering expensive food", and many people would rather buy food in different districts.
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Residents with high prices in the district need to buy food across the district
Aunt Qiong, a resident of Yat Tung Village, said that due to the high prices in Fu Tung Market, the neighborhood has been "suffering expensive food". Many people would rather buy food in different districts. 15 Mosquitoes buy a catty of vegetables first, so many people will drag their carts out, and they will buy a week’s worth of food as soon as they buy.”
She is also worried that the temporary market has only 36 stalls, which cannot meet the needs of the district.
Tung Chung District Councillor Guo Ping said that the temporary market was located on Fu Tung Street and there are four to five schools nearby. Therefore, it is necessary to set up cooked food stalls in the temporary market to meet the dietary needs of students. Many restaurants have long queues."
He said that he has submitted a document to the Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, Environmental Hygiene and Climate Change Committee of the District Council to propose the establishment of a working group to monitor the Tung Chung Market. In addition to paying attention to community issues after the opening of the temporary market, he will also request the authorities to set specific guidelines for the construction of a permanent market. schedule.
The government plans to integrate the land between Fu Tung Street and Cheung Tung Road to build a temporary market.
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Tung Chung Community Development Front Officer Wu Chien-kun and spokesperson for the Public Market Development Alliance, Yao Lingyin, said that the survey revealed that residents have certain expectations for the construction and effectiveness of the temporary market. However, since the government announced the construction of the temporary market in June, there has been no public consultation. Allow residents to express their opinions, so that residents cannot effectively express and reflect their needs for temporary market facilities. Many residents are not aware that temporary markets will be built in the area and are unable to participate in planning. The authorities are urged to implement public consultation on temporary markets as soon as possible to avoid them. Expect the drop.
Nowadays, the prices of Fu Tung Market are so high that neighbourhoods have been "suffering expensive food." Many people would rather buy food from other districts.
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According to the survey, nearly half of the interviewees did not know that Tung Chung would build a temporary market. The organization urged public consultation to be implemented as soon as possible No time to delay
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