The usually uneventful Funan DigitaLife Mall's foodcourt played host to a tumultuous scene last week when debt collectors paid a visit to a stall, causing a mess and wreaking havoc in a bid to harass the stall-owner regarding his unpaid dues.
Their harassment left a mess at the stall — The New Paper reported that the floor of the Chinese soup stall was cluttered with empty bowls, styrofoam boxes, a rice cooker and a cash register, while a plastic spoon and a container filled with condiments was thrown into a pot of soup.
A patron witnessed the ordeal — a group of men wearing dark blue polo shirts with the words "Debt Recovery Unit" arrived at the foodcourt in the afternoon and helped themselves to bowls of soup at the stall, preventing patrons from ordering food. They were also seen pushing down the cash register, rice cooker and bowls onto the floor, generally acting and speaking aggressively. They debt collectors were present again the next day with a banner that read "Debt collection in progress" in bold letters.
It turned out that the stallowner, had owed a supplier $21,000. Speaking to Lianhe Wanbao, he remarked that he never expected the supplier to hire Double Ace Associates, a debt collection agency.
When interviewed by The New Paper, owner of Double Ace Associates Frankie Tan maintained that his agents never caused the mess and merely added condiments to the soup pot. Tan claims that the case has been settled.
Police have since classified the incident as a case of mischief, and are conducting investigations.
Photo: HardwareZone
The usually uneventful Funan DigitaLife Mall's foodcourt played host to a tumultuous scene last week when debt collectors paid a visit to a stall, causing a mess and wreaking havoc in a bid to harass the stall-owner regarding his unpaid dues.
Their harassment left a mess at the stall — The New Paper reported that the floor of the Chinese soup stall was cluttered with empty bowls, styrofoam boxes, a rice cooker and a cash register, while a plastic spoon and a container filled with condiments was thrown into a pot of soup.
A patron witnessed the ordeal — a group of men wearing dark blue polo shirts with the words "Debt Recovery Unit" arrived at the foodcourt in the afternoon and helped themselves to bowls of soup at the stall, preventing patrons from ordering food. They were also seen pushing down the cash register, rice cooker and bowls onto the floor, generally acting and speaking aggressively. They debt collectors were present again the next day with a banner that read "Debt collection in progress" in bold letters.
It turned out that the stallowner, had owed a supplier $21,000. Speaking to Lianhe Wanbao, he remarked that he never expected the supplier to hire Double Ace Associates, a debt collection agency.
When interviewed by The New Paper, owner of Double Ace Associates Frankie Tan maintained that his agents never caused the mess and merely added condiments to the soup pot. Tan claims that the case has been settled.
Police have since classified the incident as a case of mischief, and are conducting investigations.
Photo: HardwareZone