Handlebar’s Ms Pek, 57, said the bar will stay as long as it can, having built up a loyal customer base over nearly three decades. She hopes for support to continue the business after 2030.
“Because once it’s gone, it’s gone. And we will never be any younger. I don’t think we have the energy to rebuild and continue, or work for the next 10 years to be able to break even, to build the flow of customers again.”
Lifestyle group byDIDI, which occupies Gillman Barracks’ Southern Depot and owns four companies in the area, has invested a substantial six-figure sum in the site and is now worried about recovering those costs.
“Just being able to cover our regular operating expenses is something that we are concerned about,” said the group’s head of lifestyle operations Ewan Wong.
He added that uncertainty over the site’s future has made it harder to bring in new partners, as long-term investments are no longer seen as viable.
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