Memo to PM<\/strong><\/p>\nJalan Chan Ah Tong’s hawkers have sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister, requesting him to allow them to continue their trade at the present site but they have not received a response thus far.<\/p>\n
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The temporary site is expected to be complete by July.<\/p>\n
Although most of Brickfields falls under the Lembah Pantai contituency, this particular stretch is under the Bukit Bintang constituency, whose MP DAP’s Fong Kui Lun has an opposite view to that of the traders.<\/p>\n
Fong felt that the relocation was a good idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a better place for them,\u201d he said. \u201cIn fact, it’s quite a reasonable deal by DBKL, as the place is more hygenic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSingapore, Hong Kong and Japan don’t have stalls by the roadside. Only Malaysia does,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lembah Pantai MP unhappy<\/strong><\/p>\nLembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah said: \u201cAt the moment, only DBKL and Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Deputy Minister M Saravanan know the identity of the 68 traders who will be relocated to the temporary site.”<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe have asked them for the list, but they are not providing us with the details.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve also asked for the blueprints to be displayed about two months ago,\u201d Nurul said. \u201cThey had it up there (by the new site) on the first day, but it was taken down after a week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nurul also questioned the government on how Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) was awarded a direct tender to develop Little India.<\/p>\n
When contacted, Saravanan said: “We gave it to MRCB because it is a government-linked-company (GLC), and is already taking care of the [Brickfields] road extension plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was referring to the traffic dispersal plan currently in the works. Developed by MRCB at a cost of RM110 million, the plan includes turning Jalan Tun Sambanthan into a one-way street.<\/p>\n
90% of hawkers support the plan<\/strong><\/p>\nSaravanan also mentioned that Little India’s development costs may go beyond the RM35 million as it was dependent on the needs of local residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cMRCB is developing Little India plan out of good will. This is a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiative on their part,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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Disputing Selvaraja’s statement on not meeting with the hawkers and residents, Saravanan said that he not only met with local NGOs but also with Brickfields’ traders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have met with business councils and traders,\u201d he said. \u201cNinety percent of the hawkers agreed to development. We’re not taking away the lots. We’re just renovating them.”<\/p>\n
When asked what would happen to the temporary site on the upgrade works in Brickfields are completed, Saravanan said, \u201cWe are only renting the site from MRCB for two months. The traders will then go back to their stalls at the new site.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter that, it is up to MRCB to do as they like [with the place].\u201d<\/p>\n
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who will in Malaysia in November on an official visit is scheduled to officiate Little India’s grand opening.<\/p>\n
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