KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today made it clear that Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will revoke the licences of petty traders and hawkers who lease them out to third parties, including foreigners.
He said the government and DBKL were now looking at how to ensure regulations were complied with for the benefit of local traders and hawkers.
“Along with the (DBKL) mayor and its directors, I have plans on how to ensure petty traders and hawkers abide by regulations and that licences are only issued to locals.
“If they hand over the licences to others, we will revoke them,” he told reporters after a meet-and-greet session with the prime minister at Pusat Penjaja Madani along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman today.
Meanwhile, Anwar reiterated his commitment to upgrade Kuala Lumpur’s facilities and image, including hawker stalls for the people’s comfort.
He said there are several areas where the drainage and roofing will be fixed this year.
Earlier, Anwar spent about 40 minutes mingling with traders at Pusat Penjaja Madani, which has been upgraded through the Lestari Niaga @ Kuala Lumpur project. He also had breakfast with them.
The initiative aims to upgrade existing petty trader and hawker stalls in the Federal Territories so that they are more comfortable.
The hawker centre, previously known as the Pusat Penjaja Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, was built in 1974 with 20 stall lots. It was upgraded in March this year.
Among the works carried out were improvements done to the roofing, rewiring and replacement of fans, lights and broken pipes.
Meanwhile, in a Facebook post, Anwar said the Pusat Penjaja Madani hawker centre initiative on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman was a collaboration between the Federal Territories department (JWP) and DBKL.
Under the same initiative, DBKL is in the midst of conducting maintenance works at 68 DBKL-owned hawker centres around the capital.
“In the midst of constructing buildings and landmarks, we should not neglect hawkers and traders who also want comfortable facilities for themselves and their customers,” he said.
Source: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/06/15/dbkl-will-revoke-misused-business-licences-warns-pm/