请防止巴刹火患发生

（2008-08-02）

● 黄永民

　　在勿洛南大牌16巴刹，有一间小店，#01-249，每天收摊后，把大量的货物（香烛，金银纸料）放在小店的门口，不收进店内，这是非常危险的事，因为这些都是十分容易燃烧的东西，万一发生火患，把巴刹烧掉，有很多小贩的生活将成大问题，投诉东海岸市镇理事会也无法解决，希望民防局能真正的把问题解决，防止火患发生。

珠光大厦人行道恐将成为火灾陷阱

Clear clutter in common areas

勿洛大火的反思

裕廊东人行道瓶颈现象令人担心

Bedok - pasar malam fire

请放宽对店外摆卖物品的管制

SCDF should protect informants' particulars

Fire checks: Don't let up during festive season

裕廊的年货市场不见了

我们也要摊贩高抬贵手

“小牛车水”今年热度减

请准许文礼购物中心店家售年货

Toa Payoh Mall - 080112

摊贩的心声

More HDB shops comply with outdoor displays rules

请体恤邻里商店

站长的话（2007-12-20）

　　组屋商店门前摆放货品新条规实行了好几个月，至今还是有一部分商家继续违规。有的则仍然怪责执法当局太过一刀切，欠灵活。法律面前人人平等，要执法人员来判断哪个个案可以灵活处理，哪个又不能灵活处理，那是不公平的。

Act against overflowing HDB shopfront displays

Dec 17, 2007

I REFER to the report, 'Shop owners still ignoring rules on outdoor displays' (ST, Dec7). It is high time the authorities clamped down on overflowing HDB shopfront displays. It is also surprising that they are taking so long to act.

The shopfronts do not belong to the shop owners or tenants, but these people behave as though they own the space with blatant disregard for public convenience in using the space as passageways.

It is also open knowledge that many shop owners actually rent out their shopfront space to others who most of the time may ply a completely different trade. We see, for example, a goldsmith's shop with a phone accessories stall in front.

I wonder why the authorities seem to be oblivious to all this.

The shop owners should be grateful that the HDB allows them to display their wares in the designated space (which the shop owners do not own in the first place).

I hope the authorities will be steadfast in enforcing the current rules to ensure the shopfronts are in compliance with safety regulations and, most important of all, prevent the area from becoming a nuisance and inconvenience to the public.

Mohammad Yazid

ODA Inspection - 071206