Tai Wai Market To Shut As Part Of Revamp Plan

The Tai Wai market will shut down by end of this year for renovation as a part of the government's plan to modernise markets in the city.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Sophia Chan, who visited the Tai Wai market on Friday, said officials are studying what improvement works are needed for close to 100 public markets.

An elderly fruit seller at Tai Wai market complained about the long closure to Chan, saying that he wouldn’t have any income during the renovations and said he hoped the government will provide them with financial assistance.

Asked about his request, Chan said shop tenants would not have to pay rents during the eight months that the market has to be closed.

She added that the government will also give them two extra months of rent waivers.

The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, has earmarked HK$2 billion in his budget plan delivered last month to revamp the markets in the city.