Hawker centre
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A hawker centre or cooked food centre is an open-air complex commonly found in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. They were built to provide a more sanitary alternative to mobile hawker carts and contain many stalls that sell different varieties of affordable meals. Dedicated tables and chairs are usually provided for diners.
For the sports centre in London, see Hawker Centre, Kingston-upon-Thames.
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Traditional Chinese | 小販中心 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 小贩中心 | ||||||
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Malay | Pusat penjaja | ||||||
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Tamil | ஹாக்கர் மையங்கள் | ||||||
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Such centres are usually managed by a governing authority which maintains the facility and rents out stores for hawkers to ply their goods.