According to Rule No. 21 listed in the Administrative Rules of Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Vegetable Market, the market manager has the right to establish all criteria, terms and conditions whatever he thinks fit (hereinafter referred to as “Regulation”), and requires all registered buyers to be strictly abided by them.

1. Unauthorized use of others buyer permit, buyer chop and entry permit is prohibited.

2. Registered buyer must pay the charge for the application and collection of entry permit, buyer chop and buyer permit. When the name of the registered buyer is deleted from the market register, he/she must return the entry permit chop, buyer chop and buyer permit to Buyer’s Registration Section.

3. Entry permit chop, buyer chop and buyer permit are not permitted to transfer, resell, borrow, assign or lease to any person (except for the appointed representative who is accredited by the market).

4. Buyer shall notify the market management in writing, within one month if there is any change of the registered information.

5. If the buyer lost the buyer permit, buyer chop or entry permit, he/she should report to the Police and market management immediately, then apply for re-issue and pay for the charge incurred.

6. Buyer is strictly prohibited to damage the basket card attached to each piece of vegetables.

7. Buyer is not allowed to carry vegetables out of the market premises if his/her purchases have not been paid in full, unless with the prior approval of market manager for his/her credit facility arrangement.

8. Buyer, who is entitled to purchase vegetables on credit basis, is required to settle his/her account(s) within the time specified by the market manager, the purchase amount is not allowed to exceed his/her cash deposit in the market, otherwise the use of his/her credit facility will be suspended until the account has been settled.

9. Unless with the approval of market manager, all vegetables sold through cash or credit facility are required to be moved out of the market premises before the commencement of next sales session.

10. If the buyer lost the purchased vegetables either before or after payment, he/she should report to the duty floor supervisor. If after investigation, it is found that the claim is justified, the supervisor will issue a new basket card to replace the lost one.

11. The buyer is obliged to present his/her entry permit to the sellers or stamp his/her entry permit chop on the basket card of his/her purchased vegetables at the time of purchase, in order to avoid any vegetable loss.

12. Buyer and his/her employees should strictly abide by the administrative rules, the operational procedures and regulations established by the market manager, as well as other administrative regulations whenever issued by the market management. If buyer’s employee is committed an offense against the market rules, buyer himself/herself might also be required to take up the responsibility.

Any buyer in violation of any of the above stipulated regulations, the market manager can delete his/her name from the market register and cancel his/her corresponding buyer permit and buyer chop, with the Authority vested under Section 8(5) of the by-law of the Agricultural Products (Marketing) Ordinance, Chapter 277 and Rule No. 35 of administrative rules. If the buyer believes the decision of penalty to him/her is unfair, he/she may appeal to the Director of Marketing for the final justification.