Extending Provision of Budget Meals and Drinks Requirement to Coffee Shops in HDB Estates

54 Mr Murali Pillai asked the Minister for National Development whether the policy requiring operators of HDB rental coffee shops to provide four budget meals and two budget drinks may be extended to owners of HDB sold coffee shops located at mature estates by imposing this requirement as a condition in the renewal of permission for them to use their respective outdoor refreshment area at HDB common areas.

Mr Desmond Lee: A reply has already been provided at the 3 July 2023 Sitting in response to Mr Chong Kee Hiong's question on measures to provide budget meals options for residents living in estates where the Housing and Development Board has sold most of the market and food stalls to private owners. [Please refer to "Budget Meal Options at Market and Food Stalls Sold to Private Owners", Official Report, 3 July 2023, Vol 95, Issue 105, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]