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Enforcement officer John (not his real name for operational reasons) was shocked when he turned up at Hai Xian Lao restaurant in Shaw House to conduct an inspection on Aug 14.
He never expected that the safe distancing rules he was supposed to enforce would be used against him at the restaurant.
“(The restaurant’s staff) tried their best to delay our entrance into the premises, saying that the restaurant was filled to maximum capacity, or telling us that they had to take our temperatures before we could enter,” said John, one of about 3,000 enforcement officers, safe distancing ambassadors and SG Clean ambassadors deployed daily throughout the island to ensure safe distancing rules are adhered to.
As the restaurant’s staff stalled for time, the enforcement officers saw close to 30 customers exiting through the restaurant’s back door.
Investigations revealed that the customers were seated in a locked private room within the restaurant, which John said could hold only about 20 people comfortably.
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