SINGAPORE: Rectification works at the City Sprouts Bedok community hub will be completed by Chinese New Year – which starts on Feb 17 this year – while a rent-free period will also be extended to tenants there, East Coast GRC anchor minister Edwin Tong said on Friday (Jan 9).
Mr Tong spoke to CNA after a meeting with some tenants at the compound built on the site of the former Kampong Chai Chee Community Centre on Bedok North Avenue 1.
Officers from the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), which is the landlord for the space, were also at the meeting, which CNA learnt about from tenants on Thursday evening.
“I came here today first to understand the issues, because I was concerned and felt that it’s really a tough environment, and I think we need to do what we can to allow businesses to thrive and to do well,” said Mr Tong, who is also minister for law.
City Sprouts Bedok came under the spotlight earlier this week, after businesses said the facility is plagued by safety hazards and incomplete infrastructure, three months after its official opening.
