Ang Say Tee: Businesses close on Sep 16, losses difficult to estimate

China Press, September 10, 2015

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 10 – Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders Association chairman Datuk Ang Say Tee said the losses of the traders in Kenanga Wholesale City and Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur due to closing shop on Sept 16 to evade the ‘red shirt army’ rally would be difficult to estimate.

Sept 16 is Malaysia Day which normally would attract more crowds to tourist areas in the city centre which will bring in business opportunities.

Ang Say Tee is also chairman of Malaysia Garments Wholesale Merchants Association, he advised the traders along Jalan Petaling to rest on Sept 16 for safety sake, and also urged the wholesalers in Kenanga Wholesale City to do the same.

He said normally public holiday is when business is booming, but the association has to advise the merchants to close shop on Sept 16 as they had the feeling of being threatened.

He believed that majority of the shops along Bukit Bintang, Jalan Alor, Taman Kenanga and Jalan Petaling would be closing on that day.

“This kind of economic chain reaction is very serious, and the losses are difficult to estimate,” he stressed.

Participants urged not to create disturbances

The Low Yat Plaza ruckus earlier on had made him worried about the Sept 16 rally, he hoped that the participants of the rally would not create disturbances and enabling the rally to carry on in peace.

China Press reporter visited Jalan Petaling today, according to the traders the crowd was not big in normal days, there would be more crowds only during holidays, and the business of the retailers selling food and beverages would increase by 20% to 50%.

Nevertheless, majority of the traders had decided to take a rest on Sept 16 because of the rally to avoid being turned into a victim.

Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders Association lodges police report

Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders Association lodged police report this afternoon, urging the police to take stern action to stop the Sept 16 rally or at least to stay away from the business areas.

A police report was lodged by the association committee led by its chairman Datuk Ang Say Tee at 4:00 pm in Jalan Tun H. S. Lee police station.

Association: have confidence in police

Shopping malls to open as usual

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 10 – Major shopping malls and retailers in Kuala Lumpur golden triangle under the Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur City Centre (BBKLCC) Tourism Association will operate as usual despite the planned ‘red shirt’ rally on September 16.

Members of the BBKLCC include Times Square Management, Low Yat Plaza, Parkson, Pavillion, Sungei Wang Plaza, Suria KLCC and more than 3,000 other famous brand enterprises.
The tourism association said in a statement issued today that police had earlier stated that the rally is illegal and there would be adequate deployment to ensure public safety within the shopping belt and therefore, hotels, shopping malls and retailers around Bukit Bintang and Kuala Lumpur city centre will operate as usual on that day.

According to the statement the decision comes after it had meetings with the police and Putrajaya’s efficiency unit, PEMANDU, to assess the upcoming gathering and formulate necessary precautions.

It said Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief DCP Datuk Law Hong Soon said as the organizer of the rally did not inform police and also did not obtain the consent of the traders in the relevant areas the rally had been announced as illegal. The police force was certain in their assurance that all the necessary steps to control and contain any eventualities arising from the events will be put in place.

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