▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁after ▁the ▁latest ▁renov ation ▁which ▁converted ▁the ▁market ▁into ▁a ▁food ▁centre . ▁This ▁is ▁likely ▁because ▁operating ▁as ▁a ▁wet ▁market ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁econom ically ▁vi able , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁competition ▁from ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁big ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Bal est ier ▁today ▁ ▁Today , ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁st all hold ers ▁who ▁were ▁from ▁mark ets ▁which ▁were ▁either ▁demol ished , ▁under going ▁renov ation ▁or ▁re located . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁st all hold ers ▁were ▁from ▁Upper ▁Thom son ' s ▁Long ▁House ▁and ▁Lav ender ▁Food ▁Square . ▁Similarly ▁to ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ' s ▁res ili ence ▁through ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁Bal est ier ▁area , ▁these ▁ha w k ers ▁try ▁their ▁best ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁business ▁operations ▁despite ▁the ▁changing ▁needs ▁of ▁society ▁that ▁dimin ish ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁ha w k ers ▁and ▁the ▁service ▁they ▁provide . ▁By ▁providing ▁a ▁space ▁for ▁these ▁valuable ▁ha w k ers , ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁ha w ker ▁her itage ▁while ▁prevent ing ▁itself ▁from ▁becoming ▁ob sole te . ▁▁▁ ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁two ▁l ion ▁stat ues ▁previously ▁from ▁the ▁O asis ▁R estaur ant ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁National ▁Stadium , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁a ▁further ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁Bal est