2024 Singapore Hawkers’ Seminar & Awards on 4th Nov, 2024

Organised by the Federation of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore (FMAS) and supported by the National Environment Agency (NEA), the seminar and awards saw Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment, Dr Koh Poh Koon, unveil new policies aimed at ensuring a vibrant and sustainable hawker scene.

Among the highlights was the inaugural Favourite Hawker Centre Award, voted for by the public. Serangoon Garden Market clinched the title, lauded for its “vibrant atmosphere and diverse food choices”.

Dr Koh also announced a key change to the hawker stall tendering process.

From the November tender exercise, winning bids exceeding the assessed market rate will be reduced incrementally instead of dropping immediately to market value after the initial three-year tenancy.

This is in response to concerns about inflated bids pricing out aspiring hawkers……