Residents in Bukit Panjang town have been asking for a hawker centre for the past 15 years.
“We are one of the few towns that still do not have a hawker centre. We have been making repeated requests for one over the years,” said Dr Teo Ho Pin, who has served in the area since 1997.
The chorus of requests, he added, became louder in the past five years as food prices spiralled and the population of the town grew. The number of residents in Bukit Panjang town has doubled in 15 years to about 150,000, he said.