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

[firebrand83]

OYK comes across as a landlordish vibe garhment official

 

[jackiehuat]

Why let these operators run the hawker centres? They are middleman whose main objective is profit. Why can't NEA operate them directly? Jurong West Hawker Centre was a classic example previously. I am not blaming anyone but a commercial entity cannot be running charity.

 

[jackiehuat]

OYK comes across as a landlordish vibe garhment official

Go check out who his wife is

 

[jackiehuat]

Why let these operators run the hawker centres? They are middleman whose main objective is profit. Why can't NEA operate them directly? Jurong West Hawker Centre was a classic example previously. I am not blaming anyone but a commercial entity cannot be running charity.

 

[lizzykai]

Go check out who his wife is

Wow the wife side owns sim lian….

 

[SayPorkGuy]

The trend should be poor people eat microwave food from 7-11 and cheers.

Is it must learn from japan and korea and taiwan ... ??

7-11 microwave food exp dey. or chu buy the expiring ones with 20% discount?

 

[kimsix]

I don’t like kf seetoh, he keep kpkb want us pay more for hawker food. Yet why he never kp the hawkers quality keeps shrinkflating?

But i am happy to sarpork him take on cocky pap and their 160 media

but i am also sad 65% sarpork such patterns and have 4 more years to forget and mybfde

in the end, nothing will improve our col will continue shrink and priced us out of more things

 

[thwysg]

actually i dun really sympathize with people who signed with their eyes open. dun mind hawker culture dying, ill juz cook at home since i got no hawker near work and hawker food nowadays are pretty meh in the first place. what gets me here is oyk 'refuting' by using strawmen and attempting to change the english language usage in legal terms. on what basis is he a ministar calibre candidate.......

again hawker used to be a way for poor folks to cook stuff at home and bring around in a tow cart or basket to sell. hawker centre is the attempt by g1 to improve hygiene and food safety consolidating them in a cheap corner with standardize cleanliness and hygiene. as it is now, this is outsource to some PROFIT oriented 'social enterprise' and is no better than a food court. so why keep up the pretence? juz bcos u want to wayang for unesco? no substance, all fluff, thats ah dou and his following govts.....

I’m quite lucky that there’s an old hawker centre near my place, and some still sell their food as low as $3.50 (mains, including simple tze char), so we still do get our weekend meals from there. However, there are a few new gen stalls, e.g. selling kopi o and teh o at $1.80 each. I might as well just go to those old stalls and get them at $1.10 each instead.

When these old hawkers are gone, I’ll be worried about the prices. And probably just cook all meals at home instead.

 

[klim668]

I don’t like kf seetoh, he keep kpkb want us pay more for hawker food. Yet why he never kp the hawkers quality keeps shrinkflating?

But i am happy to sarpork him take on cocky pap and their 160 media

but i am also sad 65% sarpork such patterns and have 4 more years to forget and mybfde

in the end, nothing will improve our col will continue shrink and priced us out of more things

I also don't like him. All the while he was fighting only for his own lot (ie, the hawkers), the common people's interests are never his concern.

 

[standarture]

Why let these operators run the hawker centres? They are middleman whose main objective is profit. Why can't NEA operate them directly? Jurong West Hawker Centre was a classic example previously. I am not blaming anyone but a commercial entity cannot be running charity.

Looks better on their PNL and liability also.

 

[xdivider]

I’m quite lucky that there’s an old hawker centre near my place, and some still sell their food as low as $3.50 (mains, including simple tze char), so we still do get our weekend meals from there. However, there are a few new gen stalls, e.g. selling kopi o and teh o at $1.80 each. I might as well just go to those old stalls and get them at $1.10 each instead.

When these old hawkers are gone, I’ll be worried about the prices. And probably just cook all meals at home instead.

Yup same. Oldtimers all retire or uplorry. The ft cook one are mediocre....

 

[carey]

OYK comes across as a landlordish vibe garhment official

Why am I not surprised?

The G is the biggest landlord in SG

 

[twosix]

Why let these operators run the hawker centres? They are middleman whose main objective is profit. Why can't NEA operate them directly? Jurong West Hawker Centre was a classic example previously. I am not blaming anyone but a commercial entity cannot be running charity.

Very simple. Govt wants to keep these companies from dying, so give them work to do. Actually their roles r totally redundant. Govt can actually employ more staff to manage the hawker centers.

 

[Rodimusprime6113]

Hawkers asked to provide budget meals should be given rent rebates.

 

[havetheveryfun]

I rmb when MOM announced covid related measures they also said "shall". But turns out those measures were compulsory too.

they will tell u it is still not compulsory. at most u lose ur job. but it is still ur own choice to go jab.

 

[sky00sky]

u did not fulfil , the SHALL clause in contract

CANNOT RENEW contract

XD

 

[Not.banned.yet]

In before this is a private matter between managing agent and tenant. Hence can’t comment.

 

[SayPorkGuy]

I also don't like him. All the while he was fighting only for his own lot (ie, the hawkers), the common people's interests are never his concern.

then got 65.57% of sinkiepolang chu no like liaoz.

 

[Hyperephania]

I think hawker and cafe culture should die in SG. It's just matter of time. Some scholars want it because of the UNESCO marketing titles at the expense of turning human beings to some sort of circus for tourist. Is it really about cheap food or cheap marketing

As long as can milk - it won't die.

Even if hawkers die in all the heartlands, they can always build one for tourist for the hype and you know the prices won't be cheap, i.e. maxwell, newton...

How many tourists you can see eating at canberra the tourist will think go there maybe need to chop passport.

 

[mgx-alander]

Pofma jinx ong