Simplify renovation requirements on heritage buildings, suggests consultant

Participants at the seminar on Sustainable Development for George Town World Heritage Site at the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce building in Light Street, George Town.

SOME changes should be made in the system to make George Town more business friendly and more economically viable for heritage building owners, property consultant Michael Geh said.

He suggested that the changes may include demystifying and simplifying the requirements needed for renovations to be carried out in such buildings.