{"id":44197,"date":"2017-02-15T10:45:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T03:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thieves-market-at-sungei-road-to-make-way-for-new-homes\/"},"modified":"2017-02-15T10:51:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T03:51:45","slug":"thieves-market-at-sungei-road-to-make-way-for-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thieves-market-at-sungei-road-to-make-way-for-new-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves' Market at Sungei Road to make way for new homes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSungei Road flea market. (Photo: Terence Ong, Wikimedia Commons)
\nSingapore\u2019s oldest and biggest flea market will be closing for good on 10 July to make way for new homes.
\nThe Thieves\u2019 Market at Sungei Road began as a small trading spot in the 1930s. It gained the nickname due to its reputation for smuggled, stolen and illegal goods following the Japanese Occupation, reported Channel NewsAsia.
\n\u201cWhile the Sungei Road Hawking Zone (SRHZ) has had a long history and holds special memories for many Singaporeans, over time the nature of the site has changed, as reflected in both the profile of vendors and buyers and type of goods sold,\u201d said the Ministry of National Development (MND), National Environment Agency (NEA), Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), National Heritage Board (NHB), Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) in a joint statement issued on Tuesday (14 February).
\nSRHZ is the official name of the Thieves\u2019 Market site.
\n\u201cThe government has assessed that such street trades should only be allowed to continue in designated venues like trade fairs and flea markets, rather than on a permanent basis, to minimise disamenities to the public,\u201d the statement said.
\nThe market\u2019s vendors will be given assistance, with the NEA offering 11 permit holders the option to operate lock-up stalls at selected hawker centres at subsidised rental rates. WSG will also provide eligible vendors with employment services under existing schemes, while social service offices will offer financial assistance.
\nMeanwhile, those registered with the police under the Secondhand Goods Dealers Act will have to provide a new business address if they plan to continue their secondhand goods trade elsewhere, said the statement.
\nTo acknowledge the area\u2019s long history, the NHB conducted research and documentation of the market and vendors to preserve the site\u2019s memories. Those resources, which includes a virtual tour, can be found on Roots.sg, the NHB\u2019s heritage portal.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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