Singapore - Some 2,000 stall holders in markets and food centres are worried about what to do next, now that their contracts are about to end under the Stall Ownership Scheme.
The Government launched the Stall Ownership Scheme in 1994 to enable stall holders to own their stalls. Under the scheme, they could buy the stalls on a 20-year lease at a discount.
Those who declined to buy their stalls could surrender them and opt for cash grants or continue to rent their stalls at a revised rate instead, according to National Environment Agency (NEA). The scheme was discontinued in 1998. Full story
