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Special topics
Figure 181 Tai Yuen Market, Tai Yuen Estate, Tai Po (Source: The Link Management Limited)
9.6
Wet markets
Making wet markets green can help transform the traditional “dirty and wet” image of wet markets into an environmental
friendly shopping environment that can be attractive to shoppers.
9.6.1 Green ways to keep the floor dry
Wet and slippery floors are often a concern for shoppers in a wet market. Instead of using electric fans for drying, floors of
a wet market can be kept dry and clean in the following ways:
• Adequate drainage provision – provide drainage channels within and at the perimeter of each market stall to minimise
overflow to the common corridor.
• Use of non-slip floor tiles (R12).
• Providing water points and proper sinks for wet trades and food outlets.
9.6
Wet markets
Figure 182 Perimeter drainage channels (Source: The Link Management Limited)
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