00:00A popular popiah stall operating for close to 100 years in Melaka was almost shuttered
00:07completely due to hygiene concerns.
00:09Bungaraya popiah operator Ong Chee Siong, who serves the spring rolls along Jalan Munshi
00:14Abdullah, said his family endured endless heartaches after the Melaka Health Department
00:19ordered the closure of the business due to an alleged violation of the stall's cleanliness
00:23in early October.
00:25He however credits his loyal customers for their encouraging words to take him through
00:29the trying times.
00:30We apologise if we actually did something wrong or make anyone in the public actually
00:41be saddened.
00:43Some of them actually come to us, our regular customers, even YB Leng Cheow Yen, she came
00:50to our shop, I don't believe, I don't believe this, your shop is so dirty.
00:57We have eaten your popiah nearly 100 years in business, we have eaten your popiah since
01:02your father's time already.
01:04If really that dirty, we already have health issue already.
01:11So we actually buy often from you, we don't feel any food poisoning or what, no happen.
01:18Even last time at garai at that time, we move in actually for hygiene you see, we move in
01:23for hygiene renovation.
01:26Leng acknowledged that he had neglected to ensure his foreign workers underwent food
01:30handling training and vaccinations as soon as shifting to the new site.
01:34He would take the closure in his stride and strive towards improving his service to his
01:39customers.
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