Turnstiles set up at the entrance of Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre on Feb 20.Since the implementation of the visitor registration system at Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, fruit vendor Feng Yanfen has been worrying about how it would impact her business.
"In the past, customers could drive in directly to buy things, but in the future they'll have to register and scan their identification cards." When Zaobao visited the wholesale centre on Thursday , gantries were already installed at the entrance of the compound.A fruit wholesaler, who did not want to be named, told Zaobao that he understood why the system is needed, but felt that it should only be used during emergencies.
The 50-year-old purchases ingredients to feed more than 100 people at The Helping Hand, a halfway house in Singapore. He's been doing this for more than 10 years.