Two days ago, I had a quarrel with MBPJ enforcement unit this morning in SS2.
Colleague Tony Pua rang me up in the morning, saying that MBPJ enforcement raided the market and captured some goods from a illegal hawkers there.
I went to the market and only to know that the goods (some kind of shoes) being confiscated by the enforcement. Colleague Tony was already there.
I was informed that the trader and the enforcement went to SS2 police station to lodge report.
I told them to go to the police station also.
The goods were actually wrapped under a cloth, that would mean that the goods are not displayed for sale at the time of operation.
I told the officer that he could not confiscate the goods when it is not displayed even though he has a strong reason to believe that the goods were meant for sale.
I am not happy with his reply. We will bring this up to MBPJ this Friday.
We would like to call upon the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) demarcate the car park area at the entrance of the SS2 morning market, next to Hong Leong Bank as a legal market area for small traders.
We would like to highlight the plight of the small traders in front of these market who are trying to earn an honest living for the past few years. Increased enforcement activities in recent weeks have resulted in substantial loss of earnings for these traders. During weekends, these officers often park themselves in front of these traders preventing them from conducting their business. Occasionally, these traders would be given summons fining them RM250 each or worse, their goods confiscated.
We believe that the current circumstances facing these traders' livelihood is unnecessary for the following reasons:
1. As the road occupied is fairly wide, they are not obstructing traffic flow at the market whilst conducting their business.
2. There is ample parking space in the vicinity for the SS2 market, hence their presence doesn't inconvenience the morning shoppers.
3. Most of these vendors are trading legal and valid goods such as clothes, plants, fruits, costume jewellery as well as small electrical items like alarm clocks. They are not hawking illegal items such as smuggled or pirated goods.
4. Legalising the area as a valid trading zone will generate additional revenue for MBPJ via monthly rental income.
In addition, we'd like to propose to the MBPJ, as a people-friendly city council, to offer assistance to the existing traders to apply for the official licenses to trade, upon successful conversion of the space into a valid trading zone for the morning market. Many of these traders have been there for years, and are well-recognised by and familiar with the community.
We will be presenting a memo to MBPJ on Friday, during the 'Meet the People' session in the hope that the plight of these traders can be alleviated.
Colleague Tony Pua rang me up in the morning, saying that MBPJ enforcement raided the market and captured some goods from a illegal hawkers there.
I went to the market and only to know that the goods (some kind of shoes) being confiscated by the enforcement. Colleague Tony was already there.
I was informed that the trader and the enforcement went to SS2 police station to lodge report.
I told them to go to the police station also.
The goods were actually wrapped under a cloth, that would mean that the goods are not displayed for sale at the time of operation.
I told the officer that he could not confiscate the goods when it is not displayed even though he has a strong reason to believe that the goods were meant for sale.
I am not happy with his reply. We will bring this up to MBPJ this Friday.
We would like to call upon the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) demarcate the car park area at the entrance of the SS2 morning market, next to Hong Leong Bank as a legal market area for small traders.
We would like to highlight the plight of the small traders in front of these market who are trying to earn an honest living for the past few years. Increased enforcement activities in recent weeks have resulted in substantial loss of earnings for these traders. During weekends, these officers often park themselves in front of these traders preventing them from conducting their business. Occasionally, these traders would be given summons fining them RM250 each or worse, their goods confiscated.
We believe that the current circumstances facing these traders' livelihood is unnecessary for the following reasons:
1. As the road occupied is fairly wide, they are not obstructing traffic flow at the market whilst conducting their business.
2. There is ample parking space in the vicinity for the SS2 market, hence their presence doesn't inconvenience the morning shoppers.
3. Most of these vendors are trading legal and valid goods such as clothes, plants, fruits, costume jewellery as well as small electrical items like alarm clocks. They are not hawking illegal items such as smuggled or pirated goods.
4. Legalising the area as a valid trading zone will generate additional revenue for MBPJ via monthly rental income.
In addition, we'd like to propose to the MBPJ, as a people-friendly city council, to offer assistance to the existing traders to apply for the official licenses to trade, upon successful conversion of the space into a valid trading zone for the morning market. Many of these traders have been there for years, and are well-recognised by and familiar with the community.
We will be presenting a memo to MBPJ on Friday, during the 'Meet the People' session in the hope that the plight of these traders can be alleviated.
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