Hawker Stalls Left Empty in Last Three Years

Debated in Parliament on 1 Aug 2022.

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Over the past three years, vacancy rates at hawker centres managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) or its appointed operators have remained low at about 2% to 4% each year, similar to pre-COVID-19 levels.
Vacant stalls are typically put up for tender or application and are usually occupied within three to six months.
Hawkers may give up their stalls due to reasons like poor health or poor business, and those in arrears can approach NEA for case-by-case support such as extended payment time.

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Joan Pereira

Ms Joan Pereira asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in the last three years, how many hawker stalls are left empty each year; (b) on average, how long do these stalls remain vacant; and (c) what plans are there to help hawkers who are made to give up their stalls for various reasons.

Grace Fu Hai Yien

Vacancy rates at hawker centres managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) or by NEA-appointed operators have remained low over the past three years, at about 2% to 4% each year, which are similar to the vacancy rates prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vacant stalls will be put up by NEA or NEA-appointed operators for tender or application and most of them would be occupied within three to six months.

Hawkers may give up their stalls for various reasons such as poor health or poor business. Hawkers who are in arrears may approach NEA for assistance. NEA will carefully review the stallholders' situation and provide relevant support, such as allowing more time to make payments, on a case-by-case basis.

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Over the past three years, vacancy rates at hawker centres managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) or its appointed operators have remained low at about 2% to 4% each year, similar to pre-COVID-19 levels.
Vacant stalls are typically put up for tender or application and are usually occupied within three to six months.
Hawkers may give up their stalls due to reasons like poor health or poor business, and those in arrears can approach NEA for case-by-case support such as extended payment time.

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Hawker Stalls Left Empty in Last Three Years

Debated in Parliament on 1 Aug 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Over the past three years, vacancy rates at hawker centres managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) or its appointed operators have remained low at about 2% to 4% each year, similar to pre-COVID-19 levels.
Vacant stalls are typically put up for tender or application and are usually occupied within three to six months.
Hawkers may give up their stalls due to reasons like poor health or poor business, and those in arrears can approach NEA for case-by-case support such as extended payment time.

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Joan Pereira

Grace Fu Hai Yien

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Over the past three years, vacancy rates at hawker centres managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) or its appointed operators have remained low at about 2% to 4% each year, similar to pre-COVID-19 levels.
Vacant stalls are typically put up for tender or application and are usually occupied within three to six months.
Hawkers may give up their stalls due to reasons like poor health or poor business, and those in arrears can approach NEA for case-by-case support such as extended payment time.

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