Old-timer traders cause a scene at Taman OUG market association election

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A voting session organised by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to elect new members for the Taman Overseas Union Garden (OUG) morning market association turned unruly when a group of traders turned up and started shouting.  Over 50 traders converged at the entrance of the Market Place OUG building on Tuesday (Aug 22) bearing banners to oppose the election of new committee members.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/358kvahj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A voting session organised by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (TPKL) to elect new members for

00:08 the Taman Overseas Union Garden (OUG) Morning Market Association turned unruly when a group

00:15 of traders turned up and started shouting.

00:21 Over 50 traders converged at the entrance of the Marketplace OUG building on Tuesday,

00:27 bearing banners to oppose the election of new committee members.

00:32 They shouted out their dissatisfaction over what they claimed is outside interference

00:37 by DPKL and the Seputek MP's office, accusing authorities for sidelining OUG members.

00:45 They claimed that a new group of traders operating at the market was seeking to gain control

00:50 of the market's management.

00:53 Manager David Choi, who spoke on behalf of the management of the current association,

00:59 said they were told that there were many complaints from the public, that the market is always

01:04 congested, rubbish management is bad and there is frequent altercation between rival trader

01:10 groups.

01:11 He added that they were willing to accept the criticism and improve, but not happy that

01:17 DPKL and the MP's office were pushing for new members to be elected.

01:23 The group also said there were some traders who suddenly appeared and took up trading

01:28 spots belonging to other traders.

01:32 When contacted, Seputek MP Teresa Kok said the current management committee had been

01:37 operating for 20 years, adding, however, that it is always healthy to carry out an election

01:43 process for new blood rather than allowing one group to monopolise.

01:47 Meanwhile, a DPKL officer coordinating the election session said the move to allow new

01:54 appointment of association was done to streamline and reorganise lots at the market.

02:00 [crowd noise]

02:08 [silence]

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