They do not meet criteria for conversion into supermarkets
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 yesterday.
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. Continue reading
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