is our heritage for sale ??

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  Peter Wong

  is our heritage for sale ?

  

  Open letter to Guan Eng: Penang is our heritage

  www.malaysia-chronicle.com

  Dear YAB Lim Guan Eng, I have just returned from my walkabout of the Heritage Day festivities and instead of feeling joyous, I find myself disturbed a...

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      Peter Wong pls go to the page and LIKE need ur support.

      29 August at 08:12 · 
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      Peter Wong my page address

      29 August at 08:12 · 
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      Akoe Sampuna PenangKia IMHO,dia ni bukan anak Penang..mana ada rasa sayang heritage etc? He's into recycle and all those greening efforts..not sentimental stuffs :(

      29 August at 15:46 · 
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      Yan Lee a balance has to be achieved.

      07 September at 10:48 · 
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      Yan Lee ‎.

      26 September at 16:28 · 
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      Peters Lee From my perspective and having heard him talk. he is an accountant alright....he will not be so worried about Penang that is the problem. He will leave Penang if the political wind changes direction not like Singaporean politicians............no where to go.

      01 October at 08:33 · 
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      Ivan Ooi Heritage vs Redevelopment, how do we balance this act? How can both heritage and development co-exist? How do we convince businessmen and politicians that profits cannot replace living history, some with over 100 years of heritage... We are little ppl and so we place our trust for our wise leaders to make wise decisions, can we trust them? Can we believe them when they make the promise? If not, what do we do?

      01 October at 19:19 · 
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      Clement Liang we don't have to associate the word "redevelopment" with highrise new buildings alone. A successful restoration of an old house is also an example of "redevelopement" where its previous dilapidated condition is transformed and improved for new usage. Let's move away from the 1970's urban development mentality of S'pore & Hong Kong. It is so out-dated & had no concern for heritage.

      13 October at 00:56 · 
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      Peter Wong I am some what incline that the developers in Penang are only concern about the bottom line. The development of highrise, maximum floor space sell the most at 1200 per sq feet and make the maximum dollars.
      
      Whats else can we offer that can out do what they have planned in $$$ sense , or even come close to it ??
      
      Otherwise why should they consider, maximise $$$$, ask yourself if your project what would u do ??

      13 October at 01:02 ·  ·  1 person
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      Clement Liang it all boils down to no proper Town Planning & Zoning in Penang. The Local Area Plan of Penang should have been out years ago to dictate which areas allow for high or low density developement & list all buildings for conservation. Without this guideline & the transparency of action, it is all up to the developers to do what they like & easily bribe their way through.

      13 October at 01:17 ·  ·  4 people
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      Ganesh Kolandaveloo Agreed with Clement...it is the peoples (our) represenatives in the council & state goverment that are failing us...not the developers.

      13 October at 19:20 · 
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      Gwynn Jenkins The local plan was promised in 1997- its not hard to come up with some ideas as to why it has never materialised.

      13 October at 20:20 · 
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      Gwynn Jenkins Before we put the blame on developers we must look a little broader, after all when a developer's consultant is paid an agreed and regulated % of the development cost in fees, for the not-so-wise ones, it might be very tempting to push the boundaries of a project to increase the fee potential. High-rise project are more tempting than others, as most floors are duplicated -cut and paste - little extra work is required - the building cost goes up and so do the fees. And of course the developer's potential profit...... But if the infrastructure is not there to support the project potential, all may very soon fall flat. The role of a good local administration is critical here as a check and balance - advising the developer and keeping the consultants ambitions in line with the needs of a healthy environment. To accompany a good local administration we need an accountable council - filled with knowledgeable people with the better good of the general public in their sight. mimpi manis

      13 October at 20:35 · 
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      Peters Lee You need to do a bit more and be proactive. Singapore's experience is one of gentrification or the heritage movement and an absolute Govt control. Very hard for us to comment or make suggestions. Luckily our Govt on their own initiative had made many good decisions about conservation.....there are some that simply sucks!! Whilst pushing with new developments they have preserved and kept many enclaves of lovely Colonial houses. Also look at our Tiong Bahru almost wholesale retention of its historic content. Prices have soared and still going up. In 2006 you could get a unit for SGD300K.....last year2010 it was SGD1.3 mil. So who says conservation do not make good ROI?

      14 October at 20:52 · 
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      Peters Lee Your CM I was told has no taste for Heritage and is very self-opinionated. Will he help you all?

      14 October at 21:31 · 
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      Yee Li Ong dont know, he will if he has conscience

      14 October at 22:34 ·