“Star Island Complain King” reported in two recent episodes that many Hong Kongers go to Lian Tong Market in Shenzhen to buy groceries, and stall vendors find ways to buying raw meat to be smuggled to Hong Kong. The reporter also discovered that an “army of promiscuous shopping agents” buy groceries on behalf of Hong Kongers. They go to MTR stations one or two bags a day to deliver chicken and raw ribs to make money. more do the laws of Kong. Hong Kongers heading north to buy groceries have an impact on Hong Kong’s street market industry, especially in the northern New Territories.
Hong Kongers go north to buy groceries
There are many “Ji shops” in the largest market in the Northern Territory that are rented out.
The Queen’s Hill Estate in Fanling is the largest public housing estate in the Northern Territory, but there are many “empty shops” on the market in the estate The Star Island Complaint King interviewed neighbors in the area, and they said all that it is very convenient to go back to the mainland to buy groceries near the port, and cheap and of good quality.
The organizer of the Queenstown Market also revealed that the stall vacancy rate is around 20%. Lin Guoliang, the company’s executive director, said helplessly: “There are 12,000 units in Queen’s Hill Village. Assuming 2 people live in each unit, there are over 20,000 people living here. Over 20,000 people should be enough business for our market, right? but it is not enough. “
Since the elderly have the $2 discount, some people simply take the bus to and from the mainland to buy groceries, mistakenly believing that they can bring raw meat back to Hong Kong by boiling the surface, which affects the Hong Kong industry. Kong street markets. Lin explained that many neighbors forgot not to bring fresh food back to Hong Kong In addition, many neighbors wanted to experience Shenzhen food, so some housewives were reluctant to ‘ cook and went straight back to Shenzhen to have dinner with their families, making a direct impact on the street. The market food stall business, along with the restaurants and canteens of the customer center, decreased.
As a market organizer, of course we have to find ways to save ourselves, and the most important thing is to stabilize the price of one of the food items. Lin Guoliang pointed out that pork is the soul of a market. These stalls that sell meat and vegetables are called “Guade”.
Pork is the soul of the market, so buyers will not want to sell it at a high price.
Based on this market law, even though the wholesale price of pork in Hong Kong has increased by as much as 30% in recent months, the pork stalls in Queen’s Hill Estate Market are not increase by 30% under the direction of contractors. A representative of the contractor said that rent reduction measures were already in place for tenants who had expired last year, and that some promotions and raffles would be added later to attract the public. to buy groceries at the estate market.
“Sing Tao Appeal King” spoke to stall vendors at the Queenstown Market They hope to keep the neighbors with high quality ingredients. A pork stall vendor said: “Local pigs are tastier and healthier. I don’t know what the quality of pork from the north is.”
In addition to Queen’s Hill Village, the reporter went to other markets in the Northern District, including Shek Wu Hui in Sheung Shui, and also found abandoned stalls for rent. “Sing Tao Complaint King” asked about the problem of empty market stalls from Link and the Link Housing Department said that they have 50 new markets in Hong Kong with an overall occupancy rate of 95.8%. in some areas it is high.
The Housing Authority replied that there are 33 markets under its jurisdiction. In order to increase the occupancy rate of the markets, it has asked the tenants of the market to adopt flexible ways of renting, such as short-term rentals and individual rentals, to empty stalls. hire for. rent as soon as possible, and to increase transparency, promotion and discounts, ensuring the efficient operation of markets and providing adequate services to residents.
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2024-10-21 00:00:00
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