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Free Trade Zone extended until Dec 31 – DBKL

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) — The Free Trade Zone (WBB) initiative for the KL Prihatin Temporary Licence programme which ended yesterday will continue until Dec 31 with several improvements introduced starting this month.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said among the improvements included payment of licence fees, setting business operating hours and arranging or relocating hawkers to address issues such as traffic barriers, cleanliness and construction of permanent structures.

The local authority said each hawker would be charged a licence renewal fee of RM20 per month and a service charge of RM30 per month to cover the cost of cleaning and management work.

“Business operating hours are limited to two sessions instead of the whole day to control the situation at the site and to facilitate cleaning work.

“Traders can choose only one session subject to the suitability of the location, either session one which starts at 7 am to 7 pm or session two which starts at 6 pm to 12 midnight,” according to DBKL in a statement, today.

According to DBKL, KL Prihatin Temporary Licence holders are given a period from now until July 15 to submit a renewal application online through the DBKL website or submit them at the Central Licence Counter of the Licensing and Business Development Department.

The status of their application can be checked at https://elesen.dbkl.gov.my/ from Aug 1 to Aug 15 and the licensee is required to pay the licence and printing fees if approved.

However, DBKL said the renewal of wet goods business activity licence is not allowed and traders are required to submit applications for the open market, morning market, night market and DBKL market or change their type of sale by Sept 30.

Regarding the restructuring and relocation of hawkers, hawkers at the location involved in complaints or harassment will be relocated subject to vacancies such as at the Hawker Centre; DBKL Market; existing night markets or open markets at locations approved by DBKL.

“Improvements have been made to ensure that the WBB programme can be continued holistically for the long term to ensure that problems can be resolved so that city dwellers and traders can benefit together in the Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family),” he said.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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