Thank planner Reade for this great landmark

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From: New Straits Times
Date: 20080214
Author:Kamalruddin Shamsudin

Kamalruddin Shamsudin
New Straits Times
02-14-2008
Thank planner Reade for this great landmark
Byline: Kamalruddin Shamsudin
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section
Type: Letter

THE news on the restoration of the Chinese Assembly Hall ("RM1.9m restoration for hall" - NST, Feb 12) caught my attention and I was moved to let readers know how this 85-year-old building came to be in its current location.

In 1922, the Town Planning Department was asked to comment on the location of the Chinese Assembly Hall before it was finally approved by the British Resident.
Charles Reade, the first ...

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