There were moments of tension in Valletta’s Merchants Street yesterday when some monti hawkers who had temporarily moved their stalls because of works on the Palace were asked to return to their original positions.

Although they were aware their move had been temporary because of scaffolding, the hawkers were disappointed as they felt business was better when they moved further up Merchants Street.

The move had incensed shop owners in the popular shopping area who had complained the hawkers had reduced their shops’ visibility.

In May, scaffolding put up on the back side of the Palace as part of its restoration project had forced some hawkers to leave their place and set up further up the road, reaching the corner with St John’s Street.

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