Hong Kong – Lunar New Year reasonable stalls for lease at upset rates beginning November 27

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) revealed today (November 19) that 52 Lunar New Year (LNY) reasonable stalls will be offered to the general public for leasing at their upset costs from November 27 to December 3, on a first-come, first-served basis.

The LNY fairs will be held from February 11 to 17, 2026. The abovementioned stalls are 3 junk food stalls, one large-size dry products stall, and 48 regular-size dry items stalls. Places and rates are as follows:

The variety of offered stalls might go through alter, and the real variety of stalls readily available for leasing will be launched on November 27.

Individuals who have an interest in leasing a stall ought to approach the following FEHD workplaces, as proper, to use personally from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm or 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm throughout the abovementioned leasing duration:

Candidates should be at least 18 years of ages and generally live in Hong Kong. Each candidate might choose just one stall at a time. Effective candidates will adhere to all the terms and arrangements as set out in the licence contract. An FEHD representative worried that the general public needs to not appoint, sublet, move or otherwise part with any of the advantages or responsibilities of the licence contract of the LNY reasonable stalls. Otherwise, the department is entitled to end the contract and the licensee will instantly abandon the stall.

All reasonable websites will be provided to the licensees 3 days in advance of the fairs (from February 8 to 10, 2026) for the establishing of stalls. In case of any unforeseeable occurrence that will trigger a reducing of the entire licence duration (consisting of the period for establishing stalls and business duration of the reasonable), the Government can delay the start date and reduce the period of the duration. The blurt cost (licence charge) paid will be reimbursed to the licensee on a pro-rata basis without interest.

Stall licensees should entirely eliminate the stall structure and all stuffs, together with all refuse, particles and unsold products (whether harmed or otherwise), from the certified location before 7am on February 17, 2026 (9am for the Victoria Park LNY Fair).

The FEHD advised licensees that the stalls are exclusively for the function of selling and promoting the sale of the allowed products, and no other activities are allowed the certified location. If the FEHD thinks about that any activity carried out by the licensee to publicise, promote, show, reveal or offer any allowed products in the place is illegal, contrary to the interest of nationwide security, unethical or incompatible with the things of the LNY reasonable, the FEHD is entitled to direct the licensee to stop performing such activities and the licensee need to instantly adhere to the instructions.

Stall licensees need to not ruin, damage or desert any unsold products at or in the area of the stall. They might give up unsold flowers and plants left at the stall to the FEHD at no charge, expense or payment whatsoever, before 7am on February 17, 2026 (9am for the Victoria Park LNY Fair).

According to the licence arrangement, other than inside designated stalls, licensees should not keep, shop or utilize any compressed helium cylinder in the certified location. Whereas licensees of the designated stalls might keep, shop or usage helium cylinders in the certified location, the amount of helium need to be such that a licence is not needed pursuant to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 (Cap. 295E), i.e. comparable to 150 litres of helium. Sales of floatable LED radiant balloons and tropical fish by stall licensees are forbidden at the LNY fairs.

In addition, as specified in the licence arrangement, the height of dry products stalls need to not go beyond 3 metres from ground level. The height of damp products stalls and junk food stalls need to not surpass 4.5 m from ground level. For damp items stalls and junk food stalls with a height of more than 3m from ground level, the licensee must, at their own expenses, supply the FEHD with the initial certificate released by an authorised individual, a signed up structural engineer, or a qualified individual under the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations (Cap. 59I) to accredit the structural security of the structure in the certified location before the reasonable is opened to the general public. The licensee needs to likewise attach a copy of the aforementioned certificate on the structure of the stall. Each corner and anchor point of the marquee (if any) will be safely attached utilizing proper ballast weights, such as sandbags or purpose-designed marquee water weights. Throughout the duration when the Strong Monsoon Signal is in force or to be provided, the licensee will right away examine the stall and embrace support procedures as essential.

Public notifications and information of the leasing of 2026 LNY reasonable staying stalls on a first-come, first-served basis are offered at the FEHD site (www.fehd.gov.hk) or by calling the FEHD hotline at 2868 0000.