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Average Annual Operating Cost of Hawker Centres Managed by NEA

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2024.

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Melvin Yong asked for the average annual operating cost per hawker centre managed by NEA over the past five years.
Grace Fu explained that costs vary by centre size and include periodic expenses like painting and repairs.
She noted that a typical centre with around 50 cooked food and 80 market stalls has monthly operating costs of about $40,000, largely funded by Service and Conservancy Charges and cleaning fees.

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Melvin Yong Yik Chye

#1

Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment over the past five years and across the 119 markets and hawker centres managed by NEA, what is the average annual operating cost associated with running a hawker centre.

Grace Fu Hai Yien

#2

The cost of operating each hawker centre varies, based on factors such as the size of the centre. There are also expenses that are incurred periodically, such as for painting, repair and renovation. A significant part of the costs is funded from the Service and Conservancy Charge (S&CC) and table cleaning fees collected. For a typical centre with about 50 cooked food stalls and 80 market stalls, this amounts to about $40,000 a month, based on median S&CC and cleaning fees.

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Melvin Yong asked for the average annual operating cost per hawker centre managed by NEA over the past five years.
Grace Fu explained that costs vary by centre size and include periodic expenses like painting and repairs.
She noted that a typical centre with around 50 cooked food and 80 market stalls has monthly operating costs of about $40,000, largely funded by Service and Conservancy Charges and cleaning fees.

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