SINGAPORE - The market and hawker centre in the popular enclave of Holland Village will close for a six-month renovation some time in the fourth quarter of the next year.
NEA said the aim of the works is to"enhance the condition of the centre and prolong its economic lifespan". The NEA spokesman told The Straits Times that stall owners will be exempt from paying rent and service fees during the renovations and that rent will not increase after the revamp. She said the agency had been engaging stallholders in small groups on some of the possible changes.
Fruit stall owner Lily Chua, 50, said it would be better for stall owners if the renovation could be postponed for a few years till the opening of the upcoming One Holland Village. The mixed-use development, which sits next to the hawker centre, is expected to be completed between 2022 and 2024.