330 stalls expected at this year's Kuching Festival Food Fair
Wee (centre) gathers the ballots prior to the draw. — Photo by Roystein Emmor
KUCHING (June 9): This year's Kuching Festival Food Fair is expected to house 330 stalls, said Kuching South mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng.
He said the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) had received a total of 776 applications — the highest number to date.
'This year, we have 25 double-stall units out of 26 applications; 92 premium stalls out of 225 applications; 55 single stalls out of 288 applications; and 146 half-stalls out of 224 applications.
'We also opened up the operation of stalls to associations as well as those who operate the beverage stalls or beer stalls, so the total for this year has added up to 330 out of 776 applications,' he told members of the media at the food fair's balloting session at MBKS headquarters here today.
He witnessed the drawing of ballots, which was conducted by officials from MBKS. The draw was run to determine the vendors for the various stall categories.
The Borneo Post photographer Roystein Emmor (left) draws the ballot for one of the food fair's stall categories while witnessed by Wee (second left) and others.
Wee encouraged the fair's operators and vendors to decorate their stalls as they will be in the running to win the Best Decorated Stall category.
'Winners of the Best Decorated Stall will then be given the priority to select their stall's location for Kuching Festival Food Fair the following year.
'The same also applies to the highest donor category. During the festival, we will be collecting donations from all the vendors and the money we have collected from them will be distributed to the various non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
'Of course, it's all voluntary but whoever donates the highest amount, they will be entitled to select their preferred stall location next year as well,' he said.
The Kuching Festival Food Fair will be held at the MBKS Community Hall compounds from July 25 to Aug 17.
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