HAWKER CENTRE IN BRAS BASAH CONSTITUENCY (Building of)

Mr Ho See Beng asked the Minister for Law and the Environment whether he has any plan to build a hawker centre in the Bras Basah Constituency to accommodate the temporary licensed hawkers who are selling cooked food, some in backlanes and some in by-roads.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment (Mr Chor Yeok Eng) (for the Minister for Law and the Environment): (In Mandarin): Mr Speaker, Sir, at present the Ministry of the Environment has no plans to build any market or hawker centre in the Bras Basah Constituency. However, I understand that the Housing and Development Board will be redeveloping the area and a hawker centre has been incorporated in the redevelopment plan for the Bras Basah Constituency.