Kepong Church given 14 days to move out or face demolition


Committee of the Chinese Methodist Church Kepong showing the building plans they submitted to DBKL for land conversion exercise, as well the two eviction notices they received.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Chinese Methodist Church Kepong has been slapped with a second eviction notice from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), and have been given 14 days to move out or "face demolition".

The notices dated Sep 19, 2013 and Feb 4 this year stated that the church, located in Taman Sri Bintang, had violated Section 26 of the Federal Territories (Planning) Act 1982 for changing the land use from institutional centres (kindergarten) and to places of worship (church) without a Development Order.

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