Wednesday, 02 Dec 2020 10:00 AM MYTA food stall operator waits for customers at Gurney Drive Hawker Centre during the conditional movement control order in George Town December 1, 2020. — Pictures by Sayuti Zainudin
“Imagine they prepare the food for the day and there are barely any customers, they will have to throw away the food and prepare a new batch the next day. This is money down the drain,” the 30-year-old said. He said the prohibition of interstate travel due to the CMCO has taken a heavy toll on the hawkers there as the majority of their clientele were from outstation.“Previously, a stall can sell between 700 to 800 plates a day, now it has dropped to maybe 20 to 30 plates, or even less.
A view of Kimberly Street Hawker Centre during the conditional movement control order in George Town December 1, 2020.Neow said the hawkers have signed up for every service available including Delivereat, Grab and Foodpanda, but orders in Penang were very few. “They too saw a drop but they are not as badly affected as us since our clientele were from outstation and foreigners,” he said.
Please policy makers ... think thoroughly before you decide to extend the cmco