VISITORS to the new shopping mall Bedok Point, left empty-handed
on Thursday as many of the shops were still not open.
The six-storey mall - the first in the 37-year-old estate - had
its soft opening yesterday and despite little publicity, drew many
curious shoppers.
Many of them were residents in the area who had been
anticipating the opening of the 81,000 sq ft mall. It was supposed
to have opened in October.
They did not stay long though, as fewer than 20 out of its 75
tenants were ready for business. These included eatery Pastamania,
traditional Chinese medicine store Eu Yan Sang and Pet Lovers
Centre. Many of the units in the mall were still boarded up and
even those which had opened, were still being touched up.
Mr Ghazali Ibrahim, 35, a hotel duty manager, said: 'We have
been waiting for this mall to open but it?s a bit disappointing.
It?s still a bit dusty and it reeks of the smell of paint.'
A Bedok Point spokesman said: 'While some tenants are still
doing final touch-up works to their shops, at least 70 per cent of
shops at Bedok Point will be ready for opening this weekend.'
-- ST