GEORGE TOWN, May 14 — Existing hawkers at Anjung Gurney and around the Gurney Drive roundabout will be relocated to the new Gurney Bay Hawker Centre, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.
State local government and town and country planning committee chairman H’ng Mooi Lye said construction works on the new hawker centre are currently ongoing and are 4.16 per cent complete.
“The new hawker centre will have 127 hawker stalls, seven beverage stalls, 17 retail shop units and 43 mobile kiosk lots,” he said in reply to a question by Joshua Woo (PH–Pulau Tikus) at the state legislative assembly.
H’ng said 93 traders are operating at the Anjung Gurney Hawker site, with another 12 temporary static hawkers around the Gurney Drive area.
“The relocation will be carried out in an orderly manner to ensure hawker operations continue smoothly,” he said.
He said the planning permission for the Gurney Bay development was approved on January 20, 2022 and is being implemented in phases by Chief Minister’s Incorporated (CMI).
“The hawker centre is among the key public components planned under the development, aimed at providing a more organised, comfortable and conducive trading environment while complementing Gurney Bay’s role as a recreational and public destination in Penang,” he said.
Once completed, he said the 134 hawker stalls together with the retail units will be offered through a tender process by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP).
“Rental rates for hawkers have also yet to be finalised as operational and maintenance costs will have to be reviewed to ensure the centre remains sustainable in the long term,” he said.
He added that CMI will be appointing an operator to manage the hawker centre after its completion next year.
He said CMI had requested details of the traders currently operating at Anjung Gurney and the surrounding Gurney Drive area from MBPP.
“The council submitted the information on the affected traders to CMI on April 28 and MBPP will work with CMI on the relocation of the hawkers to the new hawker centre next year,” he said.
Date: 14 May, 2026 11:00 am
Source: Malay Mail
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