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Bak Kut Teh Shop Gives Ex-Con 2nd Chance To make Honest Living<\/p>\n
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We all deserve a 2nd chance and the same goes for those who are ex-convicts. As they will be having an even harder time finding jobs too while there is a bkt shop, Soon Huat Bak Kut Teh which has 3 outlets across Singapore now. Where he has one staff a 56-year-old Mr Lin a former runner for a loan shark as one of the ex-convicts who are currently working here in this Bak Kut Teh shop and he even recently promoted to a supervisor to overlook on one of the branches.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/526as1d56a1da.jpg\")
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Mr. Lin was released from prison in 2012. Without a place to stay, the former runner sought help from a halfway house for a job. However, on the day of the interview, Mr Tan \u2013 the founder of the BKT restaurant \u2013 was busy and told Mr. Lin that he will call him at a later time. Mr. Lin was dismayed upon hearing this, assuming that he had been rejected.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/117653867_10220552225970362_4998339110430447985_o.jpg\")
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The 46-year-old founder later explained that he had planned on hiring him, but was too occupied at the time. An ex-convict himself, Mr Tan had been in and out of jail on 5 occasions and spent a total of 13 years behind bars.<\/p>\n
Kudos to Mr Tan for hiring fellow ex-convicts, giving them a second chance in life.<\/p>\n
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