Leong Mun Wai on growing Singapore’s hawker culture
Centralise the management of hawker centres under a new Government agency called Hawker Singapore and phase out social enterprise hawker centres. Put in place a new rent model which will charge lower rent, which will lead to ripple effects on rents in coffee shops and food courts. Allow each hawker stall to employ one work permit holder as a store assistant. Instead of asking hawkers to provide budget meals at their own expense, the Government should pay for targeted food discounts for seniors from the Pioneer and Merdeka generations and CHAS cardholders, as well as give more CDC vouchers to lower-income households. NCMP Leong Mun Wai proposed these initiatives in a motion in Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 13) to ensure that Singapore’s hawker culture will be invigorated to shine brightly on the global culinary scene. He said they will also ensure that hawker centres, as the “people’s kitchen”, will provide affordable food for many more generations to come.
Centralise the management of hawker centres under a new Government agency called Hawker Singapore and phase out social enterprise hawker centres. Put in place a new rent model which will charge lower rent, which will lead to ripple effects on rents in coffee shops and food courts. Allow each hawker stall to employ one work permit holder as a store assistant. Instead of asking hawkers to provide budget meals at their own expense, the Government should pay for targeted food discounts for seniors from the Pioneer and Merdeka generations and CHAS cardholders, as well as give more CDC vouchers to lower-income households. NCMP Leong Mun Wai proposed these initiatives in a motion in Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 13) to ensure that Singapore’s hawker culture will be invigorated to shine brightly on the global culinary scene. He said they will also ensure that hawker centres, as the “people’s kitchen”, will provide affordable food for many more generations to come.
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