States Times Review on 29th May, claimed that MP Melvin Yong 杨益财 has no comment about the incident.
However, on 27th May, on mainstream media, it was reported, “The NEA said it would waive two weeks’ rental — from May 25 to June 7 — for the stallholders “on an exceptional basis in view of the short notice for the closure on public health grounds”. The move was in response to the feedback from the stallholders and Mr Melvin Yong, the area’s grassroots adviser and Member of Parliament.
Mr Yong, who had lunch with Jalan Besar GRC MP Denise Phua at the hawker centre, told TODAY the Tanjong Pagar Town Council has agreed to waive one month of service and conservancy charges for the hawkers.”
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