Mayor: Stallholders must produce proof of full vaccination before resuming trading
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) proposes that all stallholders and vendors and their assistants at markets and hawker centres under its jurisdiction must produce documentary proof of full vaccination before resuming operations.
“They must produce documentary proof that they have completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccination before they can operate in the council’s markets and hawker centres,” said Kuching South Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng in a Facebook Live session yesterday.
Wee said the proposed additional policy conditions to be submitted to the Ministry of Local Government and Housing must include that all visitors and customers to markets and hawker centres under their jurisdiction must also produce documentary evidence of full vaccination completion prior to entry.
He said the additional policy conditions were proposed due to the challenges posed by Covid-19 in order to protect the people’s wellbeing.
“As for additional licensing condition for other businesses or trading activities under MBKS, all licensees and their staff must also produce documentary proof that they have completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccination before they could continue conducting their respective business or trading activities.”
In the event that a licensee had been issued a compound notice for violation of guideline or standard operating procedures (SOP), Wee proposed for the licensee to cease trading for 14 days before they would be allowed to reopen.
“If the licensee is issued with another offer to compound notice for a similar offence (SOP violation), his or her licence shall be revoked and must cease trading with immediate effect.”
Wee also proposed that anyone wishing to organise any event, activity, gathering or social interactions in any of buildings or facilities managed by the council, must obtain prior permission before doing so.
Wee added he was now soliciting for public opinions on the proposed additional policy conditions.
“If they have a better suggestion, we would consider.”
On separate note, Wee believed that the state could enter Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) if the number of new Covid-19 local cases remained under control.