A former national tennis player, Matthew Liu left his job in a bank to become the third-gen owner of Xin Sheng Ngoh Hiong Prawn Cracker. “Hawkers generally don’t advise their children to enter the line. But this is heritage — if no one takes over that’s the end,” said the young lad, who now makes great ‘
Xin Sheng Ngoh Hiong Prawn Crackerspread caught our attention, and we paused for a moment to consider our options.
Most of Matthew’s 11 uncles and aunts are involved in the family business, which was started over 70 years ago as a pushcart by his grandparents. At one point, they had a chain of food court outlets at malls like Ion Orchard and VivoCity. “That was when I was very young. My uncles and aunts were getting older, so they decided to close a few stalls and focus only on two,” he shared.For a while, it appeared that the senior Lows were the last in the family to keep their heritage biz going.
“My parents were the least dissuasive among my uncles and aunts about me joining the hawker trade, because they were not hawkers,” Matthew laughed. “They did ask, are you sure about it? But they didn’t stop me. They have been very supportive.”Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the NUS business graduate was working as a relationship manager at a bank. But around three years ago, it became clear to Matthew that his family’s stall needed manpower. “This is heritage — if no one takes over that’s the end.
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