Reopen office at market, council urged - The Star

April 29, 2008

IPOH central market traders are appealing to the Ipoh City Council to reopen its office at the market to make it convenient for traders to make payments.

Their spokesman Chan Kok Kee said the office was closed down following the closure of Super Kinta Supermarket a few years ago.

With the closure of the office, the traders had no choice but to go the council to make payments for licences, rental and utility bills.

“This is inconvenient to the traders as they have to stop trading for a while to settle their bills. Sometimes it is difficult to find parking lots at the council premises,” he said after handing over a memorandum on the matter to Perak MCA Youth chief Datuk Tan Chin Meng yesterday.

Chan noted that the traders had highlighted the matter to the council but did not get a response.
Market traders, he added, were also hopeful that an anchor tenant could be found soon to replace the Super Kinta Supermarket.

“The ongoing market refurbishment had helped boost business at the market. But we hope an anchor tenant can be found soon to further revitalise the market,” he said.

The project is funded by the Local Government and Housing Ministry, the state government and Ipoh City Council.