Stallholders at Bedok Hawker Centre may not renew lease
SINGAPORE: Upgrading works at Bedok Hawker
Centre are forcing some stallholders to move out.
The centre’s management said many will not renew their lease
when it ends.
The hawker centre is a popular spot for residents in the
area.
It is undergoing upgrading works as part of the town’s
rejuvenation.
A nearby car park will be pulled down in mid-July, to make way
for a new hawker centre cum multi-storey car park.
But some hawkers are worried that the closure will impact their
business.
The Housing Development Board has built a temporary car park to
help minimise the disruption caused by on-going works.
Customers can park at a temporary surface car park in front of
Blk 23 or an existing MSCP at Blk 215A Bedok
South Ave 1.
Still, some hawkers said they’ve had to contend with massive
upgrading projects over the past six months, and this has affected
business.
The new hawker centre is expected to be completed by May
2014.
Chairman of the centre’s Managing Committee, Teo Teck Ngee, said
hawkers should consider the long-term benefits of upgrading
projects.
“Though it has impacted business, this is a transitional phase.
We all look forward to a brand new look in Bedok Central in two
years time.”
- CNA/cc
long term benefits for who?
definitely not for consumers.
