Hawkers hope physical, virtual tours will rejuvenate Chinatown Complex

SINGAPORE - For many of his 37 years as a hawker in Chinatown Complex, Mr Poon Sun Hay would rise at 5am and head to his Pan Ji cooked food stall to make sachima, a crispy snack covered in sugar syrup.

The event consists of four guided tours through Singapore's largest hawker centre, giving visitors the chance to sample traditional dishes and learn about their heritage.Each tour focuses on a different aspect of hawker culture, with visits to some of the 226 food stalls in the complex and opportunities to interact with the hawkers and try off-menu items such as chee cheong hor fun.

Three of the physical tours will cost $25 per person, while the last, a"Hawker Discover" tour, will cost $10 per person. A maximum of 10 are allowed for each session.Tribe's head of partnership and business development, Mr Law Yock Song, who curated the tours, said Tribe is in talks with Indonesian ticketing platforms to see if such livestreamed tours can be expanded to an overseas market as well.

It was announced on Aug 17 that Singaporeans would get $320 million in SingapoRediscovers Vouchers to spend as part of this campaign. She said that if Hawker Day Out is successful, EatShopPlay hopes to organise similar events in the future.Mr Law said tour guides who have been affected by the absence of tourists can also benefit from such events.

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