The traders and their workers, carrying banners and placards, marched for a short 200m in the vicinity before state exco member Chow Kon Yeow arrived at 10am.
Shouts of "Bantah carnival" (Cancel the carnivel) and "Say no to illegal foreign traders" were heard as the protesters claimed the event would affect their businesses.
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