This book explores Loke Chow Kit's vast history and his contributions to Malaysia

The east facade of Chow Kit & Co, a large general store in Kuala Lumpur, fronting the Klang River on Holland Road circa 1910. Photos: Handout

Heritage is time’s inheritance, what the past has relinquished to the present, and what value the present bestows upon the future...

Architect Junn Ng was thrilled when her 16-year-old daughter Ch’ng Symn coined the above phrase while they collaborated on their first book together, The Legacy And Heritage Of Loke Chow Kit. The mother-daughter duo had a practical system in place, with mum handling all the research and technicalities, and daughter fine-tuning the language and, ultimately, making the book reader-friendly. And the sweetest part of the deal for the youngster? She got paid in her favourite pop artistes’ albums!