Tuesday July 3, 2012
Penang to draw up list of heritage buildings outside Unesco zone
THE Penang Government plans to compile an inventory listing of heritage buildings located outside of the Unesco heritage enclave.
State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said such buildings and sites deserved to be recognised.
He said the inventory listing project would entail physical on-site recordings as well as a collection of written and oral documentation by a team of heritage experts.
"We are looking for archaeological sites, monuments, places of worship, old settlements and institutions that are located at other places such as Air Itam and Balik Pulau besides George Town," he added.
Wong said the Penang Municipal Council had also done a heritage property inventory listing in the 1990s.
"However, this time, we will call for an open tender to seek heritage consultants to undertake the inventory work," he said.
"According to our initial planning, we are aiming to start the project by the year-end," said Wong.
He added that the closing date for the open tender bidding is July 13.
Wong was speaking after launching a seminar titled 'Local Built Environment and Heritage Conservation' held at Equa- tor Academy of Art in Leith Street on Satur-day.
For more details on the open tender process, please contact the George Town World Heritage Incorporated at 04-2616606.
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