Piece of history in the balance


The Meng Eng Soo Temple in Jalan Pintal Tali is the ancestral hall of the Ghee Hin clan of Cantonese immigrants that clashed with the Hokkiens in 1867. (Inset) 50, Love Lane with graffiti drawn on the metal hoarding surrounding the heritage house.

GRAFFITI artists could not resist the metal hoarding that wraps heritage house number 50, Love Lane.

They sprayed their crew emblems all over it. They love abandoned buildings because there is no one to erase their emblems.

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