Yee inspecting electrical cables left behind by temporary hawkers after the Chinese New Year festival.
TEMPORARY roadside stall operators in Kepong are leaving behind electrical wires that can endanger the public, says Kepong community activist Yee Poh Ping.
Yee is urging Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to inspect their business areas between Jalan Seri Bintang and the Jalan 3/36 commercial centre area.
He said that on March 31, a man was nearly electrocuted when he touched an iron staircase railing that had blue electrical wires still hanging on it.
The man experienced electrical shock and fainted.
“Luckily, his injuries were not serious.”
Yee said that every Chinese New Year, temporary hawkers would instal a canopy to sell goods or firecrackers along the sidewalks between Jalan Seri Bintang and Jalan 3/36.
“DBKL issued a permit for hawkers to carry out their business for one month due to Chinese New Year.
“As a result, these people installed wires in various locations.
“It is unclear where they got their power source.
“After Chinese New Year, all the stalls were dismantled but the electrical wires were left behind,” said Yee, adding that he was concerned about public safety.
He also urged DBKL to penalise temporary hawkers who fail to remove such wires and to be cautious about granting them business permits.
“In the future, we want DBKL to make sure someone is monitoring the whole process after issuing a permit to these temporary hawkers,” he said.
