Chinatown LNY organisers works with SCDF to ensure safe
festive period
SINGAPORE : Organisers of the Chinatown Lunar New Year
celebration are working with the Singapore Civil Defence Force to
ensure an accident-free festive period.
Last year, some six percent of the stalls at the market
were issued warning letters for not meeting fire safety
standards.
To prevent a repeat of the situation, both groups teamed up to
inspect the stalls at this year's bazaar.
They also advised stallholders on the importance of fire
safety.
But some stallholders said complying with the regulations will
affect their business.
One stallholder said: "Flowers need to be displayed prominently so
customers will be attracted to buy them. So sometimes we have to
display them a little further out. But now I have no choice, so my
flowers do not look so good."
- CNA/ms