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A woman called the police on a butcher who shouted "Huat ah!"
The incident took place at about 5.50am yesterday morning in Pek Kio Market at Cambridge Road.
Mr Lin (age 62), a butcher, had been chopping pork at his stall when he suddenly shouted "Huat ah!"
"Huat ah" is commonly heard at Chinese festivals and special occasions, especially during the Chinese New Year. It literally means "to prosper" in Chinese, or simply "Big money!"
Mr Lin was surprised a short while later when the police arrived and asked him about his shout.
"This is very strange! I was talking in my own stall. Why can't I say 'Huat ah' in my own stall?" he told reporters.
Mdm Zheng (age 40s), the owner of the butcher stall beside Mr Lin's had apparently called the police and complained about his shouting.
Mdm Zheng said she got a shock when she walked past Mr Lin's stall and out of nowhere, he shouted "Huat ah!"
She added that Mr Lin often shouts and makes a lot of noise at his stall.
"I've been tolerating him for a long time! I think he makes a lot of noise all day on purpose! No normal person would shout 'Huat ah!' out of nowhere!" said Mdm Zheng.
On the bizarre case, police officers have advised both stall owners to try to get along.
Otherwise both their hawker licenses may be revoked.
A woman called the police on a butcher who shouted "Huat ah!"
The incident took place at about 5.50am yesterday morning in Pek Kio Market at Cambridge Road.
Mr Lin (age 62), a butcher, had been chopping pork at his stall when he suddenly shouted "Huat ah!"
"Huat ah" is commonly heard at Chinese festivals and special occasions, especially during the Chinese New Year. It literally means "to prosper" in Chinese, or simply "Big money!"
Mr Lin was surprised a short while later when the police arrived and asked him about his shout.
"This is very strange! I was talking in my own stall. Why can't I say 'Huat ah' in my own stall?" he told reporters.
Mdm Zheng (age 40s), the owner of the butcher stall beside Mr Lin's had apparently called the police and complained about his shouting.
Mdm Zheng said she got a shock when she walked past Mr Lin's stall and out of nowhere, he shouted "Huat ah!"
She added that Mr Lin often shouts and makes a lot of noise at his stall.
"I've been tolerating him for a long time! I think he makes a lot of noise all day on purpose! No normal person would shout 'Huat ah!' out of nowhere!" said Mdm Zheng.
On the bizarre case, police officers have advised both stall owners to try to get along.
Otherwise both their hawker licenses may be revoked.
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