THERE is no need for Kuala Lumpur to have air-conditioned markets or hawker centres, according to Federal Territories Gerakan chairman Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong.
“Take a look at Singapore. It has many hawkers centres, some located on the ground level of apartment blocks, but they are not air-conditioned” Tan said,
Tan: 'If the office workers in Singapore can accept the weather condition, I don’t see why we can’t'.He said this during a meeting with Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan yesterday to discuss various issues pertaining to the city.
“Customers often complain of the hot weather but the Singapore climate is similar to ours,” Tan said.
“If the office workers in Singapore can accept the weather condition, I don’t see why we can’t,” he said.
He said the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) should build more hawker centres in the city to accommodate the hawkers currently trading along the main roads.
During the 40-minute meeting, Tan said he also discussed rebuilding the Chow Kit area.
“Jalan Raja Alang is like a war zone. I get frustrated and angry when I need to go there, because the hawkers are trading on the road reserve area and the customers double park everywhere,” he said.
Tan said there were also hawkers operating without licences and he urged the DBKL to issue licences to them.
1 comment:
I agree. I don't want an airconditioned hawker area. It consumes energy, prices of food would have to go up to cover the extra cost.. and anyway during lunch I'm trying to get away from the too-cold aircond in the office! Design better well-ventilated hawker areas maybe?
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