Licence revoked for hawkers with foreign cooks in Penang

Patrons having their lunch at the Cecil Street market hawker centre.

PENANG Island City Council (MBPP) has revoked licences of 17 hawkers for violating the ban on hiring foreign cooks.

Councillor Ong Ah Teong said 16 hawkers lost their licences in 2016, while another one had his cancelled last year after the ban came into effect in January 2016.