SINGAPORE - People can try their hand at colouring traditional Peranakan tiles and making bracelets in Chinatown this weekend as the Chinatown Business Association tries to draw the crowds back to the once bustling area.
Booths have been set up in Sago Street for these activities with attendance capped at groups of five. Other attractions include old-school games such as hopscotch and snakes and ladders. Ms Amelia Tay, 34, is among those keen to visit the area over the weekend, saying that she will be taking along her five-year-old daughter, Andrea.
Mr Lucas Tok, lecturer and marketing competency lead at Singapore Polytechnic's Business School, said that businesses in the area have to reduce their reliance on tourist dollars and reach out instead to locals through e-commerce platforms if they hope to survive. Ms Jane Yee, 60, a storekeeper at Feng Shui Specialist, said the shop selling souvenirs and religious paraphernalia for the past 16 years would close in a month or two.
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