my dear ah seng,
remember: do not walk the path of SDP which think they are higher than the law. their arrogance is their own death point.
if the law states that u need a license before u hawk, then get that damn license.
on this instance, they already told u it was illeegal and u gotta stop but since u didn't, they would have to charge. if not, then they would lose their leegal abiding and authority.
the alternative now is to get them to waive the summon. it's pointless to cheong with the law. if it's bent to suit u, then it's no longer the "law".
please do not allow pride to swallow rational thinking and ends up disastrous like the sdp circus of clowns.
so far, ur party seems to be doing fine until now. make big matter small, and small matter void. continue your endeavour to gain voters' supports is the piority to topple the paps.
i wish you and your party well and hope u could win a ward or GRC in the next GE. my wager is on you.