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Hawkers at Hong Lim Centre see 50% drop in business

• Clivebenss

  28 May 10, 20:39

  Hawkers at Hong Lim Centre see 50% drop in business
  By Jessica Yeo | Posted: 28 May 2010 1655 hrs

  SINGAPORE : Business for hawkers at Hong Lim Hawker Centre has taken a hit, after they moved to temporary premises next to the Speaker's Corner.
  
  Some said they have seen a 50 percent drop in business, even though the new premises are about five minutes' walk from the old hawker centre.
  
  Hawkers that MediaCorp spoke to said there are only about 20 parking lots at the new location.
  
  They said while some regular customers still patronise the stalls, they find it hard to attract new ones as the place is poorly ventilated.
  
  The Hong Lim Complex Hawkers' Association has been responding to complaints that the tables are too small.
  
  "We asked the contractor to build about 12 extra tables. About ventilation, we did build about 10 exhaust fans to (improve ventilation)," said Richard Lim, chairman of Hong Lim Complex Hawkers' Association. - CNA /ls

• Clivebenss

  29 May 10, 02:21

  haven't been there, may be tomorrow for curry bee hoon.

  

• hasene

  29 May 10, 02:27

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  haven't been there, may be tomorrow for curry bee hoon.

  

  
  Did you find out if the curry beehoon is there?  If you cannot find, there is one at bugis food centre but i don't know if it is from the same stall.  

• Clivebenss

  29 May 10, 02:29

  Originally posted by hasene:

  
  Did you find out if the curry beehoon is there?  If you cannot find, there is one at bugis food centre but i don't know if it is from the same stall.  

  did pass by the Bugis stall and smell quite the same but so far never taste it.

• hasene

  29 May 10, 02:33

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  did pass by the Bugis stall and smell quite the same but so far never taste it.

  
  Not many people queuing at the Bugis F C.   This stall just opened last year when the F C was at the temporary F C.

• Clivebenss

  29 May 10, 02:35

  Originally posted by hasene:

  
  Not many people queuing at the Bugis F C.   This stall just opened last year when the F C was at the temporary F C.

  once in Bugis I usually head to Rochore Centre for the pork trotters.

• hasene

  29 May 10, 02:38

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  once in Bugis I usually head to Rochore Centre for the pork trotters.

  
  Which shop is this available?  

  I hope there will not be many stalls that raise the food prices after the renovation at Hong Lim F C like many stall owners did in BUgis F C.

• Clivebenss

  29 May 10, 02:40

  Originally posted by hasene:

  
  Which shop is this available?  

  I hope there will not be many stalls that raise the food prices after the renovation at Hong Lim F C like many stall owners did in BUgis F C.

  The coffeeshop facing Queen St @ Rochore Centre.

• hasene

  29 May 10, 02:42

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  The coffeeshop facing Queen St @ Rochore Centre.

  
  Got it.   Near carpark entrance and exit.