Hawkers expect brighter days with reopening of Bukit Mertajam temple


The 133-year-old Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple in Bukit Mertajam has been restored, bringing much-needed income for hawkers in the vicinity. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

ABOUT 95% of 40 hawkers who were relocated when Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple in Jalan Pasar, Bukit Mertajam in Penang was damaged in a fire, will be back in business at their former site before Chinese New Year.

Temple president Datuk Seri Bey Leang Seng said most of the hawkers were expected to resume operations by December or early January.

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