A tradition that was lost but revived - the hawker tradition

Nowadays, we have hawker centers in every neighborhood, providing us with delicious and affordable food everyday. The hawkers manning their stalls wake up in the wee hours in the morning to provide food for the early customers and only pack up when the sky is dark. This shows that the life of hawkers is not easy, and the money that they earn from being hawkers is quite little. This generation of hawkers have been working for very long ever since the 20th century. Now, the generation are more educated and they might view being a hawker as menial work, and might not want to continue the practice of being a hawker. This will inevitably lead to the loss of a tradition, especially when the median age of hawkers now is 60 years old, so they will eventually have to retire soon. However, if there isn't a new batch of hawkers to take over, the hawker culture will eventually die out. But the government has indeed taken a lot of steps to help the hawkers out amidst the pandemic. For example, many organisations have helped the hawkers set up their own Facebook page online and provided online delivery services, to boost their sales. The government has also constantly emphasised on the need to continue the hawker culture, as this is an important aspect of Singapore's culture, so many people from the younger generation nowadays are more attracted to take on the job of a hawker. This tradition and culture was not really lost, but it was indeed fading. So I hope that with all the help of the government, they can restore the hawker culture to its former glory.