SHANGHAI - Ms Wang Chunxiang pushes a cart around the busy areas of Shanghai, playing cat and mouse with the authorities as she tries to sell pastries. The jobs she can get do not pay enough for her to make ends meet. “Salaries are too low,” said the 43-year-old, after...
There are signs, however, that local governments are giving hawkers more leeway, a trend expected to continue.
The tech hub of Shenzhen, which banned hawking in 1999, will ease restrictions on street stalls from September. Shanghai is seeking public opinion on revising hawker regulations and in April said it had set up 74 spots for vendors. “It’s natural for some local governments to trial street vending as they are facing great pressure in stabilising local economies and the job market,” said Dr Bruce Pang, chief economist at Jones Lang Lasalle.
“Of course the authorities try to catch us. Otherwise we wouldn’t run so fast,” said Ms Wang Xuexue, who worked in a flower shop until recently.
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