Csnewbie 1st Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 (edited) Build hawker centres in five years, not 10 Published on Oct 12, 2011 I HOPE the Government and the National Environment Agency (NEA) will build 10 new hawker centres in five years instead of 10 ("Building more hawker centres welcomed"; Monday). The Government should also change the image and culture of hawker centres with bold new designs and quality features. The NEA has the expertise to manage hawker centres under its purview on a not-for-profit basis and should drop its partnership with private players to cut unnecessary costs. Low hawker food prices start with low rentals. Only with low rentals can hawkers charge $2 for a plate of chicken rice and $2.50 for a plate of wanton noodles. NEA plays an important role to mitigate cost of living issues by maintaining affordable prices at hawker stalls. The agency must change its mindset of designing centres on the cheap. Instead, it should design the new millennium hawker centre to match Singapore's modernity. Why can't hawker stalls look sparkling clean and bright like the layout in foodcourts, with comfortable seating, marble-top tables, spacious aisles and neatly attired workers? New complexes could be designed with natural lighting and ventilation, plus adequate ceiling fans. Use quality finishing to encourage patrons to keep the ambience clean and neat. There should be adequate, well-designed restrooms, which must be kept dry at all times. Install powerful exhaust fans to filter out the odour of restrooms. Regular hourly cleaning schedules must be strictly enforced by NEA inspectors. A dry toilet is a clean toilet. Paul Chan Food industries are supporting industries of our modern scenario.Not more important but just as. Why Govt need to take 10 yrs to build 10 hawker centers??And that provide good jobs sounds not sincere too. We work for food.That's the basics. Link Edited October 22, 2011 by Csnewbie ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackyv Turbocharged October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 well, everything got to do with GE.. not i say one, one ex-big shot said one... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha78 6th Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 First 5 years build 5 hawker centres, next 5 years if you don't sarpork them, they don't build the next 5... :x Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csnewbie 1st Gear October 22, 2011 Author Share October 22, 2011 By the 10th yr a lot of slimming centers alrdy closed down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csnewbie 1st Gear October 22, 2011 Author Share October 22, 2011 First 5 years build 5 hawker centres, next 5 years if you don't sarpork them, they don't build the next 5... :x Sly pXp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zze121 3rd Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 Sad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 They built casinos v fast, 2 years can finish. Hawker centers, need 10 years.... Something is wrong..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrevan Supercharged October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 NEA want to gauge the response 1st..if good then proceed to build more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackyv Turbocharged October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 NEA want to gauge the response 1st..if good then proceed to build more and im sure they know the response to casino no need to gauge, sure very good.. that's why straightaway build 2... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrevan Supercharged October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 and im sure they know the response to casino no need to gauge, sure very good.. that's why straightaway build 2... anything to earn tons of $$ they'll jump at it immediately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonjst 3rd Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 (edited) They built casinos v fast, 2 years can finish. Hawker centers, need 10 years.... Something is wrong..... JB take only 5 years to built Bukit Indah town and Nusajaya in Iskandar , something is really wrong ... Edited October 22, 2011 by Jasonjst Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion Turbocharged October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 ok lah.. it's not as if we are short of hawker centers now what's important is the quality... i won't want the China Chinese to dominate the stalls hor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 well, everything got to do with GE.. not i say one, one ex-big shot said one... by dishing out goodies before every GE, isnit this a 'popularist' approach in government? but miw keeps telling us 'popularist' is not the way to govern.... what they talk and do are quite two different things.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 ok lah.. it's not as if we are short of hawker centers now what's important is the quality... i won't want the China Chinese to dominate the stalls hor i like CC xmm to run the stalls if they are syt.... no issue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 They built casinos v fast, 2 years can finish. Hawker centers, need 10 years.... Something is wrong..... maybe the new hawker centres are going to be bigger and taller than the casinos?? thats why they take time to build Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 ok lah.. it's not as if we are short of hawker centers now what's important is the quality... i won't want the China Chinese to dominate the stalls hor U think won't have china FTs doing the stalls?? Lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old-driver 5th Gear October 22, 2011 Share October 22, 2011 State of the art Hawker Centres and using renown architects. that why need to much time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaweb Clutched October 27, 2011 Share October 27, 2011 Simple. They need to plan how to get the $ or budget and then look for cheapest quote contractor to build it The whole process will take 10 years ... It is the same qns why hawker need to take 1 month to renovate by removing the table chairs, some paintings and repair titles ... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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