City folk keen to conduct a trade on a small scale, such as opening a food stall, can do so at any suitable location in Kuala Lumpur starting this Sunday. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 12, 2020.
OPPOSITION MPs in Kuala Lumpur today welcomed Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa’s initiative to make the capital city a free-trading area for six months to help its residents overcome economic hardship. However, they said the new policy should not be abused and that health and safety aspects must not be ignored.
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The various state municipalities should build proper food courts for hawkers to do their business for better control of hygiene & safety of the customers, what now with the current SOP guideline. At the moment, there seesms to be no control, and anyone can set up stall anywhere.
The worrying part is, when the 6-month period is up, they refuse to vacate the area. We have seen too many of these roadside canopy stalls being converted to full scale warongs , complete with cement floors & metal structures. Some are even built at busy roadsides & corners.