Who checks on spring cleaning in hawker centres?

The Albert Centre Market and Food Centre was closed for two days last week for spring cleaning. I was there the morning it reopened and there seemed to be no noticeable improvement.

The walls, railings, fans and light fittings were still dirty; the tables and chairs were dusty after whatever cleaning that was done. My tissue paper turned black after I wiped my table and chair.

Halfway through breakfast, a cockroach crawled on to the table. To top it all, there was either vomit or leftover food in the washbasin outside the toilet.

Does the National Environment Agency, or the town councils, have a checklist of what is to be cleaned during spring cleaning? Who checks that this has been done satisfactorily, and by when?

I have observed similar unsatisfactory scenes at other hawker centres after spring cleaning. It seemed only the floors and drains had been washed.

At the minimum, light fittings and wall fans that are reachable by ladder should be cleaned; tables and chairs should be washed with detergent.

The underside of tables and chairs, where insects are likely to hide and cobwebs are sometimes present, should also be washed. Pest fumigation should be carried out before a hawker centre reopens.

Hygiene must be the priority in hawker centres.