[GLGT] Minister Ong Ye Kung Responds to KF Seetoh’s Untrue Claims About Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre

[LoneTraveller]

All the big Hoo-Ha til now nobody mentioned if the food there is nice or not?
If not, just let it slide

Nice

 

[NintendoSwitch]

NEA subcontract the operation of SeHC to operator, most likely with the clause of offering 1 cheap dish/free meal etc included.

The operator since it is profit driven, will try to squeeze the tenants to maximize profits. For this case, this operator already "kind" enough not to enforce the free meal thingy onto the tenants compared to other operator.

The problem now is NEA. They did not realize for this HC, the social Enterprise thingy(free meal etc) was not implemented, and most likely NEA audit was not carry out on this operator.

The black hearted other operators will be fine actually since they fufill the requirement from NEA, although they pushed the burden to the tenants to maximize profits.

If they Kanna complain from the public, they can response by saying the rental rate for the tenants is at a lower market rate compared to mature HC.

CPIB should be unleashed on NEA if NEA did not audit to ensure that the winning bidder carried out the terms of the contract. Did the top dogs at NEA get any kind of inducements from the winning bidder? If so corruption and go to jail like Iswaran. If not and is just incompetence, then fire. Easy enough to find another NEA chief.

 

[NintendoSwitch]

OYK, backside itchy and go open his fat mouth when it was the issue of the hawker operator and NEA.

Then now diam diam ...... nothing better to do then do tik tok la......

He was infamous during the lockdowns. Any project he tok up, sure collapse. Juz look back at the leeports during dat time.

 

[kimying]

CPIB should be unleashed on NEA if NEA did not audit to ensure that the winning bidder carried out the terms of the contract. Did the top dogs at NEA get any kind of inducements from the winning bidder? If so corruption and go to jail like Iswaran. If not and is just incompetence, then fire. Easy enough to find another NEA chief.

u wait long long....this will soon be swept under the carpet hahahahahah,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Itsthatguy]

More keen to know who are the real bosses of the canopy hawkers group that is running the hawker center.

1) UBO - Ultimate Beneficial Owners

2) Any "Special Vehicles" involved in the structure

 

[NintendoSwitch]

u wait long long....this will soon be swept under the carpet hahahahahah,,,,,,,,,,

And that is why the island will become increasingly irrelevant and they are frantically trying to sell off whatever they can to cash out.

 

[kimying]

And that is why the island will become increasingly irrelevant and they are frantically trying to sell off whatever they can to cash out.

but when they go back to their motherlanf they will live like kings n queens but we r stuck here!!

 

[NintendoSwitch]

but when they go back to their motherlanf they will live like kings n queens but we r stuck here!!

Exactly. But 2025 showed that 65% wants that outcome. Voting doesn't work.

 

[kodomo80]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/bukit-canberra-hawker-centre-free-meals-lawyers-5294926

 

[Checkyrmed]

Exactly. But 2025 showed that 65% wants that outcome. Voting doesn't work.

When jobs are given to new citizens who can vote, their support is practically assured, there is nothing mysterious about reaching 65% because it is no longer one man one vote.

 

[hardwriter]

must has both side story....cannot rely on 1 side story

I don't really care about hawker culture - as the GDP is minimal. It will be better if we can have more Fujian gang(s) coming in to contribute to GDP.

 

[Roastduck]

Connecting the dots

Flashback Dec 2022 - Ong Ye Kung celebrates new hawker centre, says ‘I am really happy that Sembawang is now part of the story’

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung celebrated the new hawker centre in Sembawang over the weekend, noting that it was the first to open in that area in 30 years. The Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre opened on Dec 17 (Saturday) after a lengthy delay of about three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Hawker centres are an institution in Singapore. It is our heritage and also part of our future. I am really happy that Sembawang is now part of the story,” wrote Mr Ong, who has been representing the Sembawang Central division of Sembawang GRC since 2015, in a Facebook post.

https://theindependent.sg/ong-ye-ku...appy-that-sembawang-is-now-part-of-the-story/

If Dr Chee had been elected instead, will this saga play out entirely differently?

 

[Roastduck]

Even CNA now also come out to 打脸 Canopy?

Managing partner of Lighthouse Law Adrian Wee said it does not appear from the wording of these clauses that the hawkers’ participation in the scheme is voluntary.

"The use of the word 'shall' suggests that the tenant is obliged to participate in the scheme and that this is one of the several obligations imposed on the tenant under the tenancy.

“The fact that the scheme has not yet started has no bearing on whether the tenant will eventually be obliged to participate if and when the scheme starts," he added.

Lawyer Chooi Jing Yen also agreed that the word "shall" means the hawkers legally have to participate in the scheme.

"Technically, if the hawkers fail to comply, that would be a breach of the contract," he said.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/bukit-canberra-hawker-centre-free-meals-lawyers-5294926

Is it time to bring a stop to SG Inc?

 

[Roastduck]

If i ask will they scold me?

Be brave to stand in line with integrity

 

[Shion]

till today i have no idea what is the concept behind this social enterprise thingy and how it works

 

[twosix]

till today i have no idea what is the concept behind this social enterprise thingy and how it works

my take is to keep some companies afloat by paying them to "manage" hawker centers. haha.

 

[Shion]

my take is to keep some companies afloat by paying them to "manage" hawker centers. haha.

fat water no flow other ppl land

 

[buttbERry]

the sagat continues

 

[Shion]

maybe shld coi all those involved

 

[Shion]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/bukit-canberra-hawker-centre-free-meals-lawyers-5294926

wa...even lawyers come out to disagree with canopy le