A hawker centre or cooked food centre (Chinese: 小贩中心 Xiǎofan xiǎofàn zhōngxīn or 熟食中心 shushi) shúshí zhōngxīn is-an open air Complex, In, Singapore Malaysia hong kong And The riau Islands, of indonesia housing many stalls that sell a variety of. inexpensive foodt the same time, hawker centres were renamed food centres. The hawker centres in Singapore are owned by three government bodies, namely the National Environment Agency (NEA) under the parent Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR), Housing and Development Board (HDB) and JTC Corporation.