From Monday, Hai Bin Bishan Prawn Fishing will shut its operations after six years, following a rent dispute with its landlord.
Their landlord, Nature Park, which runs Asian Golf Academy at the
same location, recently notified them of the new rental figures -
$65,000 monthly, up from $26,000 they were previously paying.
Hai Bin, which has two other outlets, said they could not afford the
new rent and decided to shut its operations at the Bishan branch.
Hai Bin's group manager David Ng claimed that they were then asked
to clear out of the premises in three days. They asked for more time and
claim they were charged almost $35,000 for the 15-day extension.
Mr Ng said Hai Bin Prawning will commemorate its last day in Bishan
tomorrow (Sunday, Sept 8) by inviting customers for a three-hour
prawning session free of charge. From 7am to 11.59pm, each customer will
get one rod to fish for prawns for a three-hour slot. They have
imported 500kg of live prawns from Thailand for the occasion.
Read the full report in The New Paper on Saturday (Sept 7)
Article Source: http://www.tnp.sg/content/bishan-prawn-pond-packs
