Penang govt committed to retaining Unesco status, says exco
Penang Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo says to date, the Penang Island City Council had issued 48 notices under the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 to building owners regarding compliance in preserving heritage sites in the state. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 15, 2023.
State Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said to this end, the state government had organised a town hall session involving stakeholders from the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site this morning. “In addition, the state government and Penang Island City Council is always ready to listen to the voices of the people and cooperate with all stakeholders,” he said in George Town today.
The site covers a core area of 109.38 hectares and a buffer zone of 150.04 ha, which involves 5,013 historic heritage sites.
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