Zion Riverside Food Centre

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Zion Riverside Food Centre
锡安路河畔熟食中心 (Chinese)
Pusat Makanan Zion Riverside (Malay)
சீயோன் ஆற்றங்கரை உணவு மையம் (Tamil)
Zion Riverside Food Centre
Former namesZion Road Food Centre (1976–2003)
General information
Location Tanglin, Singapore
Address70 Zion Road
247792
Coordinates 1°17′32″N103°49′52″E / 1.2923423°N 103.8311891°E / 1.2923423; 103.8311891
Opened1 October 1976 (1976-10-01)
RenovatedMay 2003 (2003-05)
Cost S$289,000
Landlord National Environment Agency
Technical details
Floor area1,421.31 m2 (15,298.9 sq ft)
Renovating team
Architect(s)ADDP Architects
Other information
Number of stores32
Public transit access TE15  Great World
 TE16  Havelock

Zion Riverside Food Centre is a hawker centre in Tanglin, at the intersection Zion Road and Alexandra Canal.

Contents

Popular dishes at the hawker centre include Char kway teow , Singaporean hae mee, and Hainanese chicken rice. [1]

History

Zion Road Food Centre (1976–2003)

Construction began in early 1976 at a cost of S$ 289,000. [2] After about six months of construction, Zion Road Food Centre opened on 1 October 1976, housing 34 stalls. [3] Most of the hawkers that moved in previously sold along the river near Great World Amusement Park. [3]

Announced on 19 September 1989, the Ministry of Environment chose Zion Road Food Centre as one of the first five hawker centres to be equipped with self-flushing urinals to keep public toilets clean. Other appliances such as hand dryers and soap dispensers were also installed. The new systems were installed in 1990. [4] [5] [6]

On 16 February 1990, Soh Siong Yang, a 10-year-old student from Delta Primary School, drowned in the canal beside the hawker centre. After purchasing beer and stout from the hawker centre, Soh proceeded to consume the drinks with his friends. Upon seeing some crabs crawling along the canal, Soh and his friends attempted to catch it by climbing down into the canal. However, the bank was slippery and the waves swept Soh into the canal, causing him to drown. Soh was rushed to Singapore General Hospital, but he was already dead upon arrival. [7]

After the incident, there were calls for stiffer action and harsher penalties to those who sell alcohol illegally to minors. [8] The Straits Times conducted a test to see how easy it was to purchase alcohol as a minor, and during the test at different hawker centres and coffeeshops, five out of eight stalls sold beer to an underage primary school student. [9] The hawker who sold the beer and stout to the boys was also investigated by the police. [10] During the coroner's inquest, it was identified that Soh was unable to swim, and the verdict was misadventure. [11]

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86 Zion Road in 2006

The hawker centre closed on 26 September 2002 to undergo major renovations. [12] Some hawkers relocated to the nearby hawker centre at 86 Zion Road. [13]

Zion Riverside Food Centre

Zion Riverside in 2006 Zion Riverside Food Centre, Jul 06.JPG
Zion Riverside in 2006

On 1 April 2003, Zion Road Food Centre reopened as Zion Riverside Food Centre, with 32 stalls. [14] [15] [16] A tray return system trial began, but shortly stopped after six months as most patrons wanted cleaners to clear their trays instead. [17] [18] On 16 September 2008, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Amy Khor announced plans to revive the tray return system by the end of 2008, however the trial was unsuccessful again. [19] [20] [21] On 11 September 2012, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan announced plans to revive the system again by the end of 2012. [21] Most patrons made the effort to clear their tables, but there were still some patrons who only cleared their tables after reminders from volunteers. [22] [23]

Present day

Zion Riverside is home to two Bib Gourmand stalls, namely No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow and Zion Road Big Prawn Noodles, awarded in 2023 and 2018 respectively. [24] [25] [26]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ Ministry of Culture (13 February 1976). "HAWKER CENTRE AT ZION ROAD". nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "NEW FOOD CENTRE AT ZION ROAD". The Straits Times . 29 September 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Auto-flush urinals for men's room at 5 food centres". The Straits Times . 19 September 1989. p. 24. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Tan, Cephah (28 September 1990). "Hawker centre toilets go classy with modern fittings". The Straits Times . p. 31. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Mah, Kan Keng (28 July 1996). "Wok this way for guotiao". The Straits Times . p. 6. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Take stiff action against those who sell to young". The New Paper . 20 February 1990. p. 6. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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