VIPs taking a group photo outside the George Town World Heritage Incorporated building at the junction of Lebuh Carnarvon and Lebuh Acheh, Penang.
Komtar assemblyman Teh Lai Heng, who is GTWHI director, said the rescue, restoration and rejuvenation project costing an estimated RM1.6mil would be completed by mid-2021. “It will experiment on aeration modules to combat dampness, a common problem faced by heritage buildings in George Town. He said the building was designed by one of the earliest known Straits Chinese architects, Chew Eng Eam, as the Universal Pharmacy in 1921.
GTWHI general manager Dr Ang Ming Chee said the organisation’s experience as the site manager for the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site prompted them to find sustainable conservation methods.
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