NCDC warns buai vendors of defying authorities

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THE National Capital District Commission (NCDC) Urban Safety Division and City Rangers have warned betel nut street vendors that they will be facing the full brunt of the law if they continued to defy the authorities.
“We will no longer tolerate their defiance and disrespect for the law,” NCDC reserve police officer and also in charge of City Rangers Steven Bui said.
“Betel nut vendors (and chewers) have been contributing to the filth and stains in the public for the last five years.”
“We are fed up with the public disobedience of betel nut vendors.”
Bui said police reserves, city rangers and policemen were clearing the streets of betel nut vendors at the Manu Market, 3 Mile Hospital front and the Hohola TST shop front areas.
“We will continue to crackdown on such illegal street vendors,” he said.
‘This is our home and we must, therefore, act to keep the city clean.
“It is time for us to get tough with the offenders so that they get the message that we are serious about getting rid of such public nuisance.”
Bui said Papua New Guineans needed to be educated to appreciate public cleanliness and peace for the future of the city and country. He urged the public to chew and dispose off their rubish responsibly or they would be severely penalised. We will not stop enforcement operations,” he said.
“Betel nut vendors and chewers must change.”

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  • Looking at the current situation I believe 89 percent of the total population residing in Port Moresby are unemployed. When travelling through bus stops everyday you find that only few percentage of the commuters in these bus stops are people going to work or school. The rest are people marketing buai and street vendors. We cannot continue this unhealthy lifestyle. Port Moresby is the biggest city in Pacific Region. PNG is a resource rich nation. Yet our people are very lazy to use these resources. Or there is lack of knowledge therefore ignorance of law and order is becoming a big issue in PNG.

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