Mission schools as prey to those hungry for land

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The pursuit for profit beats the pursuit of a wholesome education. FMTNews CBN ConventBukitNanas

PETALING JAYA: Convent Bukit Nanas has escaped the axe for now, thanks to a 60-year lease renewal, but the story of the school mirrors that of other mission schools that have had to give up their land.

But they occupied prime real estate in the city and politicians and developers hungered for the land. According to the source, when the La Salle Brothers sought renewal of the lease for St John’s Institution from the Land and Mines Department, they were told they must first give up more than half the playing field for a car park for Menara Olympia.

Under the deals, City Hall would get a building for rental income while a new school would be built in Cheras, all in exchange for the Jalan Bukit Bintang land. In April 2017, a news article, probably referring to the freehold parcel, said the Sisters of Holy Infant Jesus held the land rights.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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