Filthy practice witnessed at Newton hawker centre

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Cleaners at Newton hawker centre have been using filthy mops to clean the tables and chairs.

This practice was discovered by a member of the public, Ms Cai (25, clerk), when she was at the hawker centre.

At about 4pm on 7 November, Ms Cai was shocked when she witnessed cleaners at the hawker centre using a mop to clean the tables and chairs.

This was after the same mop was used to clear the drains and clean the floor.

She also witnessed the workers using the same mop to clean up oil stains on floors and dirty water in front of food stalls.

Ms Cai was shocked to realise that the cleaners appeared to be using the same mop to clean the entire hawker centre.

She feels that this is terribly filthy and unhygienic.

"People's pants will get soiled the moment they sit on the seats. Their hands will also get dirty once they touch the table" she exclaimed.

Ms Cai often patronises Newton hawker centre and this is the first time she witnessed such an act.

Reporters spoke to the hawker centre's cleaning supervisor and found out that the cleaning contractor had taken over the job only a week ago.

Cleaning supervisor Kati, 42, explained, "We actually have four different mops for the cleaners so they can use different ones to clear the drains, and clean the tables and chairs. Maybe they have not learnt to differentiate the mops yet."

She added, "I want to apologise to the customers for the mistake. I will remind the cleaners not to make the same mistake again."