How hard is it for the city council to come down hard on the hawkers, confiscate their stuff and chase them away? What is stopping them?

Perhaps the mayor himself should “turn padang” and be involved to make sure that the hawker problem is solved once and for all.

maybe mbi can come out with stalls centre near tat area for these hawkers, etc.

So stop asking MBI to chase the hawkers away. You know that isn’t gonna happen and we will make sure of that. And you guys can complain about the noise adn the traffic adn the pollution till the cows come home. You are just wasting your time and your breath lah.

Hahahahahahaha!!!

It is now time now for MBI to act and act immediately. For far too long the local community and residents have been given the run around. Appeals to MBI, the Mayor’s office and even the Mentri Besar formerly, all amounted to nothing.

I could not agree more with KKC and Sundralingam! At the moment there is total anarchy at Polo Ground! Complete lawlessness, no rules, no legislation, no law and order! What kind of third world country do we live in that allows a beautiful park to be raped, plundered and left to rot and ruin in broad daylight (and through the night too!) while its “protectors”, the local authorities, shy away from effecting any form of governance??

This has been such a long on-going issue that frinkly I am baffled as to why the authorities continue to turn a blind eye and deaf ears to the cries of the Ipoh townsfolk! Frankly I am totally disappointed with MBI who keep giving complainants and well meaning city watchmen the run around.

The situation has become so desperate that the avalanche of hawkers have coompletley swamped the park now and taken over the running of it too, by the looks of it! I have heard that the hawkers have gathered not only in number but also in strength (power) and courage as they are led by a so-called “gang-leader”, the king of the hawker stalls along Persiaran Brash. Apparently, this “hawker mafia head” has MBI under his control and how he has done so everyone would like to know.

Is it through threats that they, the hawkers, will politicise the issue if they were to be relocated? More importantly, should MBI continue to bow to such unreasonable threats and pressure? It is inconceivable that ten hawker stalls can have MBI “by their balls”, to put it crudely!!! Yet these ten stalls are the very source of woes for the rest of Ipoh!

By simply relocating these ten stalls to a designated hawker zone would restore sanity to the park immediately, for they are the cause of the noise, pollution, traffic, congestion, dirt, chaos, not to mention ugliness. No point spending millions of RM on props when the sight of the hawkers spoil the landscape completely.

I would like to congratulate State Executive Councillor, Datuk Mah Hang Soon, on his outstanding work since he took up office, particularly how he has managed to resolve some challenging issues brought to his attention. I urge him now, on behalf of fellow Ipohites, the local community and residents of Taman Rekreasi Sultan Abdul Aziz, to look into this matter seriously without any further delay or beating about the bush.

If anyone can do it, Datuk Mah, you can. Restore faith in the Government for the local Ipoh people! More importantly, restore polo ground to its former glory!!

If Datuk Mah, Datuk Bandar Roshidi, and Datuk Seri Zambry are serious about Ipoh instead of being “all talk” only, they must do something about this critical issue or lose the support of the Ipoh city folk.

I don’t think there is, not in the forseeable future. Why?
If you are a frequent visitor to the Polo Ground you would have witness how our Local Authority go about managing it.
It gives me the impression that there is no department with dedicated qualified personnel managing the Ground. Alot of money has been spent on “upgrading” ie dismantling, removing, replacing and dismantling..of fixtures.
Over the years, the Ground has been rendered unuasable time and again by government and private departments/organisations holding functions and fairs..raping and multilating it, so to speak and leaving it to heal by itself. Unsightly rubbish are strewn all over much to the displeasure of rate payers and visitors. This is a PARK in a so called CITY!
This is the only 1Polo Ground for Ipohites to exercise and keep fit and healthy. Food should be sold elsewhere.
Are motor bikes, cars and vans allowed in the Ground?
If not,there should be stricter enforcement and summons issued to these law breakers. Or is it that MBI do not have the power to enforce? Give summons to those who parked haphazardly especially those vehicles that takes up 2 parking lots. These are selfish law breakers!
Please stop motorbikes (potential snatchers) using the jogging track.

Please, bring POLO GROUND to its former glory !

You can do it Mr Mayor.
Mr Mah..show us how effective you are in the Exco.

Talk is Cheap!