Existence of Private Companies and Eatery Chains that Operate Multiple Stalls at Hawker Centres

Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether private companies or eatery chains can operate multiple hawker stalls under the same name across different hawker centres managed by NEA or socially-conscious enterprise hawker centre operators; and (b) if so, whether the policy on hawker stalls being required to be operated personally by the hawkers themselves is applicable to such companies or chains.

The Member may refer to the oral reply given on 10 March 2025 in response to the related Parliamentary Question on the personal operation of hawker stalls. [Please refer to "Requirement for Stallholders to Personally Operate Their Hawker Stalls", Official Report, 10 March 2025, Vol 95, Issue 161, Oral Answers to Questions section.]