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SINGAPORE: Neighbourhood merchants are expecting better business after it was announced on Tuesday (Feb 16) that all Singaporean households will receive Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers for use at participating heartland shops and hawker centres.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said in his Budget speech on Tuesday that each Singaporean household would receive S$100 in CDC vouchers, in a bid to boost business for hawkers and heartland shops.
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400,000 needy families to get vouchers worth $50
They can be used for food or essential goods and services at 8,100 shops and hawker stalls
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and South West District Mayor Low Yen Ling holding a placard at the launch of the second tranche of vouchers under the Community Development Council Vouchers Scheme at Bedok Community Centre yesterday. With them are (from left) North West District Mayor Alex Yam, People s Association chief executive director Lim Hock Yu, Central Singapore District Mayor Denise Phua, North East District Mayor Desmond Choo, South East District Mayor Fahmi Aliman and Federation of Merchants Associations, Singapore president Yeo Hiang Meng.PHOTO: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
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15 hawkers lauded for efforts in shaping Singapore s hawker culture
Ms Elayne Ang, one of the Promising New Hawker Award recipients, with her partner Samuel Tan at their Tian Kee Carrot Cake Hokkien Mee stall.ST PHOTO: JOEL CHAN
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She takes leap to be hawker after years in banking sector
Ms Elayne Ang and her partner Samuel Tan at Tian Kee Carrot Cake and Hokkien Mee in Marine Parade. Yesterday, Ms Ang received the Promising New Hawker Award at the first Singapore Hawkers Awards. TNP PHOTO: JOEL CHAN
Couple s leap of faith pays off with Promising New Hawker Award
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Ms Elayne Ang had worked for more than 15 years in the banking industry when she decided to take a leap to become a hawker.
The big switch in 2019 saw her opening a stall to sell carrot cake and Hokkien mee, and fielding questions from well-meaning friends about forgoing a stable, successful job with a steady income for the uncertainties of the hawker trade.