Catch22@PJ : Ecology or Economy from Hawkers

In the bid to provide more opportunity for hawking during this economic difficulty time, more temporary licenses have been issued for people to trade. License for stall selling seasoned fruit such as durian was issues along the Jalan SS2/24. While it is good for MBPJ to consider the economic plight of people, the good gesture has not reciprocated by hawkers with good ethic. The hawkers left their rubbish there unattended to and hence created haphazard to the environment. This is typical scene in around trading area of food premises. While everyone has a right to "cari makan", it is also not wrong to say that they have the social responsibility to behave for good and take care about our environment, or at least the public places surrounded them, right? We are in the Catch 22 situation now. Having stern enforcement actions will invite criticism of victimising the small traders, doing nothing will get residents angry. Perhaps, one day the residents will demand for a Hawkers-Free City if the problem continue. Why not since the aspiration of people is changing now and they prefer to patronise well kept food premises? For hawkers, it is a matter of relevant if no changes are forthcoming. Hawkers might one day be discarded from the society. It is entirely their choice, and not the local authority, I presume.