Sweet deal for Hong Kah North seniors cheaper coffee, tea if they are sugar-free

Seniors in Hong Kah North who choose to go sugar-free for their daily caffeine fix will get their drinks at nearly half price two days a week, in a trial to encourage healthier socialising.

- Ng Wei Kai

All 12 coffee shops in the constituency have agreed to slash the prices of coffee and tea without sugar from about $1.20 to 70 cents every Wednesday and Friday, from Dec 20 to the middle of 2025.

Hong Kah North MP Amy Khor announced the initiative at an event on Dec 20 held at one of the participating coffee shops Chang Cheng Mee Wah Coffeeshop at Block 324 Bukit Batok Street 33 - attended by about 65 seniors. Anybody aged 60 and above is eligible for the discount.

Dr Khor, who is also Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment, said in a speech: "We want you to be more active and healthier when you meet your friends, and that is why we are doing this, to prevent social isolation."

At the same event, the Hong Kah North Active Ageing Committee held a health education and physical activity session conducted by staff from the National University Health System and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.