The redeveloped 1Razak Mansion (left), home to many residents who are in their 60s, beside the towering Razak City Residences (right). — Photos: YAP CHEE HONG and KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star
Built in the 1960s and 1970s, most of Kuala Lumpur’s ageing flats are still home to first-generation owners who are now above 60 years old.
As such, any redevelopment plan that ignores the needs of the elderly risks turning progress into hardship for these people.
