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Oct 10, 2009
Not all markets to convert <!--10 min-->
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HDB says that not all wet markets will be converted into Sheng Siong outlets. -- PHOTO: WANBAO
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SUPERMARKET chain Sheng Siong, which is planning to take over six wet markets, has been told by the Housing Board that it cannot convert them into supermarkets. The wet markets will have to stay because they do not meet the criteria for conversion into supermarkets, the HDB said on Friday.
Applications for such instances of conversion of use are assessed on a case-by- case basis, depending on the needs of residents, stall occupancy rate, operating hours and number of customers. But while the HDB's announcement should please residents who are loath to give up shopping in their neighbourhood wet markets, there is still a question mark over the stallholders' livelihood. This is because when Sheng Siong formally takes over ownership of the markets, it will have the power to decide whom to rent to, and at what price. The six wet markets are in Choa Chu Kang Street 62, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1, Serangoon Avenue 3, Bukit Batok West Avenue 8, Block 623 Elias Road and Fajar Road.
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Oct 10, 2009
Not all markets to convert <!--10 min-->
They do not meet criteria for conversion into supermarkets <!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Jessica Lim </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="330">
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HDB says that not all wet markets will be converted into Sheng Siong outlets. -- PHOTO: WANBAO
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SUPERMARKET chain Sheng Siong, which is planning to take over six wet markets, has been told by the Housing Board that it cannot convert them into supermarkets. The wet markets will have to stay because they do not meet the criteria for conversion into supermarkets, the HDB said on Friday.
Applications for such instances of conversion of use are assessed on a case-by- case basis, depending on the needs of residents, stall occupancy rate, operating hours and number of customers. But while the HDB's announcement should please residents who are loath to give up shopping in their neighbourhood wet markets, there is still a question mark over the stallholders' livelihood. This is because when Sheng Siong formally takes over ownership of the markets, it will have the power to decide whom to rent to, and at what price. The six wet markets are in Choa Chu Kang Street 62, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1, Serangoon Avenue 3, Bukit Batok West Avenue 8, Block 623 Elias Road and Fajar Road.
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