SINGAPORE - A vegetable night market operating out of an open-air carpark in Ubi will call it a day in August, joining the fate ofJTC Corporation – which oversees the Kampong Ubi Industrial Estate, where the market is based – said the site’s three vendors are operating under a temporary occupation licence, which is due to expire at the end of March.
These sites include Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, market stalls in centres managed by the National Environment Agency or stalls in single-operator markets, it added.The market, which is open from around 11pm to 7am, has been operating at the location since around 2010. The open-air market there differs from the one in Toa Payoh East in that vendors are licenced and pay rent for the use of the site.One seller, Mr Derrick Tan, told ST he pays about $3,000 monthly to set up shop there, which includes paying JTC for the rental of the carpark lots as well as contractors for cleaning services and the use of a small portable toilet.
JTC said it is working with SFA to identify “suitable relocation sites with shelter and proper facilities” where the vendors can continue their businesses. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO