Replacing Metal Roller Shutter at Hawker Stalls with Lighter-weight Aluminum Ones to Help Older Hawkers

36 Mr Lim Biow Chuan asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the National Environment Agency (NEA) will consider replacement of the metal roller shutter for all hawker stalls with a lighter aluminum roller shutter to assist older hawkers in hawker centres managed by NEA or NEA-appointed operators.

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Roller shutters, whether made of steel or aluminium, are relatively easy to operate if they are maintained well. The National Environment Agency (NEA) ensures that hawker stalls, including their roller shutters, are handed over in good working condition to stallholders when they commence their tenancies. Stallholders should subsequently carry out regular maintenance works, such as oiling their roller shutters.

NEA also regularly engages stallholders on the ground and will work with stallholders to service and repair the roller shutters, where necessary.