Loh sanitising paper houses at his shop in Carnarvon Street, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
THOUGH Penang government allows Hungry Ghost Festival celebrations to be held with standard operating procedures, it is too late for effigy makers to build awe-inspiring Tai Su Yeah (King of Hades) paper effigies.
“We do not have enough time to get them ready,” said craftsman Loh Soo Ban, 66.
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